This paper presents an implantable vestibular stimulation system capable of providing high flexibility independent parallel stimulation to the semicircular canals in the inner ear for restoring three-dimensional sensation of head movements. To minimize channel interaction during parallel stimulation, the system is implemented with a power isolation method for crosstalk reduction. Experimental results demonstrate that, with this method, electrodes for different stimulation channels located in close proximity ( mm) can deliver current pulses simultaneously with minimum inter-channel crosstalk. The design features a memory-based scheme that manages stimulation to the three canals in parallel. A vestibular evoked potential (VEP) recording unit is included for closed-loop adaptive stimulation control. The main components of the prototype vestibular prosthesis are three ASICs, all implemented in a 0.6- μm high-voltage CMOS technology. The measured performance was verified using vestibular electrodes in vitro.
A vestibular prosthesis with highly-isolated parallel multichannel stimulation.
2015-02-01
IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst , 9 (1) 124 - 137. (2015)
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC: | 629 |
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