IFESS99
4th Annual Conference of the International
Functional Electrical Stimulation Society
August 23-27 1999
SENDAI
JAPAN

Chair Person
Yasunobu Handa ,Tohoku University (Japan)
Co-Chair Person
Nozomu Hoshimiya, Tohoku University(Japan)
Kouzou Satou, Akita University(Japan)
J. Thomas Mortimer, Case Western Reserve University (USA)

 

The IFESS’99 was supported by

Sendai City and Intelligent Cosmos Academic Foundation (August 23 to 26 and 28)

By Miyagi Joint Research Project (August 27)

 

Tuesday, August 24, 1999

Opening Ceremony, Aug 24 9:00 - 9:05

Symposium, Aug 24 9:05 - 10:55
What is New Trend of FES in the 21st Century
Chair: R Davis & Y Handa


SP 1 Upper-Extremity FES Systems - Control Methods
D Popovic (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Yugoslavia)
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SP 2 Application of Sensory Nerve Signals in Neural Prosthesis Devices
T Sinkjaer (Aalborg University, Denmark)
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SP 3 Action Plan for FES 2000 and Beyond
U Stanic (Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia)
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SP 4 Some Possible Trends for FES in the 21st Century
B Andrews (National Spinal injuies center, UK)
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SP 5 Next Generation FES System in the 21st Century
N Hoshimiya (Tohoku University, Japan)
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Free Paper Session 1, Aug 24 11:00 - 11:55
Optic Function Chair: D. Zealear


FP 1 Selective Stimulation of the Human Optic Nerve
C Veraart, J Delbeke, MC Wanet-Defalque, A Vanlierde, G Michaux, S Parrini, O Glineur, M Verleysen,
C Trullemans, JT Mortimer
Neural Rehabilitation Engineering Lab, Univ. of Louvain, Belgium
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FP 2 A Flexible Retina Implant for People Suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa
T Stieglitz, H Beutel, R Keller, JU Meyer
Fraunhofer institute for Biomedical Engineering, Sensor Systems/Microsystems Department, Germany
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FP 3 Visual Cortex Stimulator Prototype Based on Mixed-Signal Technology Devices
J-F Harvey, M Roy, M Sawan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
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Invited Lecture, Aug 24 13:30 - 14:30
Chair: A Yamadori


Brain mechanisms for cognitive and voluntary motor selection
J Tanji
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Student Presentation, Aug 24 14:50 - 17:50
Part 1 14:45 - 16:15 Chair: T Sinkjaer & JS Lai


ST 1 Application of Tilt Sensors for Restoration of Gait with Functional Electrical Stimulation in Stroke Patients
S Ando, Y Shimada, K Sato, Y Tsutsumi, T Matsunaga, A Misawa, T Minato, M Sato, S Chida, K Hatakeyama, K Iizuka
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan
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ST 2 Detection of Gait Events Using a Vibratory Gyroscope
JR Henty, DE Wood, DJ Ewins
Biomedical Engineering Group, University of Surrey, UK
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ST 3 Closed-Loop Control of an FES System Incorporating Natural Sensory Feedback Used for Restoration of Hand Grasp in Tetraplegics
A Inmann, M Haugland
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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ST 4 Neurographic Recordings, Electrical Stimulation and New Neural Signal Processing Methods for Closed-Loop Neuroprosthetic Control of Bladder Hyper-Reflexia
S Jezernik, WM Grill, T Sinkjaer
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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ST 5 Automatic Classification of Nerve Action Potentials Recorded from Peripheral Nerves with Cuff Electrodes for a Closed-Loop Functional Electrical Stimulation System
H Nakatani, T Watanabe, S Ohba, R Futami, N Hoshimiya, Y Handa
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
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ST 6 Effects of Bias FES on Upper Extremity Function in C5/6 Quadriplegia
M Oyama, H Onishi, K Momose, T Ikeda, T Soma, S Tanaka, S Yamamoto, K Ihashi, Y Handa, I Handa
Dept. of Restorative Neuromuscular Surgery and Rehabilitaion, Tohoku Univ. Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Part 2 16:30 - 17:45 Chair: P Meadows & R Jaeger


ST 7 The Effects on Acute Atrophied Muscles in Spinal Cord Injury by Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation
A Misawa, Y Shimada, K Sato, T Matsunaga, S Ando, T Minato, M Sato, S Chida, K Hatakeyama
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan
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ST 8 Physiological Study of TES by Exact Active-Assistive Ssystem
Y Muraoka, Y Tomita, T Fujiwara, Y Masakado
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Keio University, Japan
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ST 9 Quantitative Evaluation of Short Term Effects by Means of TES for Motor Disfunction-Using H Wave
M Miwa,T Fujii, Y Handa, Y Ichie, K Ihashi, S Yamamoto
Department of Restorative Neuromuscular Surgery and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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ST10 Monitoring Bladder Activities in Paralysed Dogs: System Design and Acute Experiments
A Harb, M Sawan, M-A Crampon, M Abdel-Gawad, M Elhilali
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canada
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ST11 A Physiologically Based Non-linear Muscle Activation Model of Variable Stimulation Frequency Response
GH Otazu, T Watanabe, R Futami, N Hoshimiya
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan

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Wednesday, August 25, 1999

Keynote Lecture, Aug 25 9:00 - 10:00
Chair: K Sato(Akita University)

Treatment of Paraplegia Including Bipedalling Movement of the Lower Extremity Induced by Electrical Stimulation
MR Dimitrijevic(Baylor College of Medicine, USA)
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Free Paper Session 2, Aug 25 10:00 - 11:00
Electrode Chair: GE Loeb


FP 4 Nerve Cuff Electrodes for Prosthetic and Research Applications
JA Hoffer, K Kallesoe
Neurokinesiology Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Canada
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FP 5 Efficient Monitoring of Electrodes-Nerve Contacts during FNS of the Bladder
C Donfack, M Sawan, Y Savaria
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
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FP 6 Evaluation of Fatigue Properties of High Nitrogen High Manganese Austenitic Stainless steel as an FES Electrode
M Watanabe, T Narushima, T Kinami, Y Iguchi, N Hoshimiya, Y Handa
Department of Metallurgy, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
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Free Paper Session 3, Aug 25 11:00 - 12:15
FES-L/E Chair: B Andrews & E Saito


FP 7 Stability Areas During Quiet Standing
MR Popovic, I Pappas, K Nakazawa, T Keller
Automatic Control Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
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FP 8 Restoration of Gait Using a New Hybrid-FES Orthosis (Primewalk) in a Complete Paraplegic Patient
T Matsunaga, Y Shimada, K Sato, A Misawa, S Ando, T Minato, M Sato, K Hatakeyama, S Chida, K Iizuka
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Japan
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FP 9 Comparisons of Energy Expenditure during Gait Using the Walkabout and the Primewalker in Paraplegia
K Hatakeyama, Y Shimada, K Sato, M Sato, T Matsunaga, S Chida, A Misawa, S Ando, T Minato, K Iizuka
Rehabilitation Division, Akita University Hospital, Japan
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FP10 Comparison of L-Walker with Crutch in Oxygen Consumption during Walking with Walkabout and Hybrid FES in Paraplegics
M Sato, Y Shimada, K Sato, K Hatakeyama, T Matsunaga, S Chida, A Misawa, S Andoh, T Minato
Rehabilitation Division, Akita University Hospital, Japan
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FP11 Development of Paraplegic Leg Powered Cycling with the Lumbo-Sacral Anterior Root Stimulator Implant
TA Perkins, N de N Donaldson, AL Dunkerley, NAC Hatcher, AM Tromans, DE Wood
Implanted Devices Group, UCL Medical Physics, UK
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Free Paper Session 4, Aug 25 13:30 - 14:15
Sensor Chair: JA Hoffer


FP12 Experimental Evaluation of the Gyroscope Sensor Used in a New Gait Phase Detection System
IPI Pappas, T Keller, MR Popovic
Automatic Control Laboratory, ETHZ, Switzerland
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FP13 Using Gyroscope and Accelerometer in the FES Hand Grasp System
KY Tong, AFT Mak
Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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FP14 The Praxis24 Sensor System for Use in the Closed-Loop Control of Standing.
T Houdayer, S Parker, R Kollaard, L Davis
Neural Engineering Clinic, USA
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Free Paper Session 5, Aug 25 14:15 - 15:30
Device Chair: RH Nathan & TA Perkins


FP15 Paraplegia: Implanted Praxis24-FES System for Multi-Functional Restoration
R Davis, T Houdayer, B Andrews, A Barriskill
Neural Engineering Clinic, USA
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FP16 Rapid Prototyping Stationary FES System for Walking and Grasping Neuroprostheses
T Keller, MR Popovic
Swiss Paraplegic Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Switzerland
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FP17 Improved Biotelemetry System with an Integrated Automatic Control and On-Chip Reference Frequency
A Djemouai, M Sawan, M Slamani
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
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FP18 PNF Electrical Stimulator
M Munih, P Obreza, E Ott, H Benko
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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FP19 FES or TES: How to start an industry?
GE Loeb, FJR Richmond
Dept. of Physiology ang MRC Group in Sensory-Motor Neuroscience, Queen's University, Canada
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Free Paper Session 6, Aug 25 15:45 - 17:30
TES I Chair: BR Park & VP Kumar


FP20 Soleus Spasticity Reduction by Repeated Burst Stimulation to Superficial Peroneal Nerve
K Fujita, S Kataoka, Y Kamada, Y Shimosugi, A Takahashi
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
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FP21 The Therapeutic Effect of Long-Term Surface Electrical Stimulation on Stroke Spastic Hemiplegic Limbs
SC Chen, CT Hu, Y Handa
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical College Hospital, Taiwan
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FP22 Supression of Spasticity by Needle Electrode Activating Ib Fiber
SC Chen, CT Hu, Y Handa
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical College Hospital, Taiwan
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FP23 The Compustim 10B in Stroke: Control Algorithms and Patient Selection Criteria
PA Wright, JH Burridge, DJ ewins, GE Mann, DL Mclellan, ID Swain, PN Taylor, DE Wood
Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Salisbury District Hospital, UK
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FP24 The Relationship Between Abnormal Patterns of Muscle Activation and Response to Common Peroneal Nerve Stimulation
JH Burridge, DE Wood, PN Taylor, DL McLellan
Department of Medical Physics, Salibury District Hospital, UK
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FP25 Stimulator for Treating Post-stroke Shoulder Subluxation
ZP Fang, S Pourmehdi, ME Walker, DT Yu, J Chae
NeuroControl Corporation, USA
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FP26 A Clinical Evaluation on Multichannel Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation to Improve Finger Function in the Stroke
T Yamamoto, S Hamade, J Ohshima, T Hayakawa, M Sugimoto
Toyama Prefectural Koshi Rehab Hosp., Japan
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Aug 25(Wed) 18:00-
IFESS General Meeting



Thursday, August 26, 1999

Free Paper Session 7, Aug 26 9:00 - 10:15
TES II Chair: J Campbell & H Kagaya


FP27 The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Nerve Regeneration in Brachial Plexus Injuries using Implantable Electrodes
SS Kim, DC Kim
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wonkwang University Hospital Iksan=Kunpo, Korea
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FP28 Electrical Stimulation Can Restore Postural Disturbance Caused by Vestibular Disorders
BR Park, MS Kim, MY Lee, KG Kim, SK Lim
Department of Physiology, Wonkwang Univesity School of Medicine, Korea
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FP29 Physiological Benefits of Electrically-Assisted Ambulation in Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries
P Jacobs
Department of Neurological Surgery, and Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami School of Medicine, USA
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FP30 Transcranial Electrostimulation of the Brain Endorphinergic System as an Example of the Universive Functional Electrostimulation of the Brain Homeostatic Mechanisms: Activation of Tissue Repair
VP Lebedev, OB Illinsky, AB Savchenko, LI Kolosova, AV Kovalevski, EM Tsirulnikov, SV Rychkova, MV Melikhova, LI Gerasimova
Pavlov Institute of Physiology, Russia
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FP31 Electrical Stimulation used for therapy
L Ekpeni
Kaster Nig Ltd, Nigeria
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Free Paper Session 8, Aug 26 10:30 - 11:45
Respration/Bladder Function Chair: C Veraart & M Ichie


FP32 Habituation of Ventilatory Response during FES of Abdominal Muscles in Normal Subjects
F Kandare, U Stanic, J Jeraj, J Sorli, RJ Jaeger
University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Slovenia
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FP33 Pulmonary Function Testing in Spinal Cord Injury: Effects of Abdominal Muscle Stimulation
C Maloney, WE Langbein, F Kandare, U Stanic, B Nemchausky, RJ Jaeger
Research Service, Edward Hines, Jr VA Hospital, USA
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FP34 Electrical Pacing of the Paralyzed Larynx with an Implantable Device
D Zealear, C Billante, M Courey, R Ossoff, J Netterville
Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, USA
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FP35 New Integrated Miniaturized Neuromuscular Stimulator to Enhance Bladder Voiding.
S Boyer, M Sawan, M Abdel-Gawad, MM Elhilali
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada
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FP36 Acute Effect of Sacral Surface Theraputic Electrical Stimulation on the Lower Urinary Tract in Urinary Disturbance
T Namima, Y kaiho, ,S Tanaka, K Takahashi, Y Handa, S Orikasa
Departmnet of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
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Poster Presentation, Aug 26 13:00 - 14:15

PO 1 Closed-loop FES for Restoration of Gait Function in Patients with Foot Drop
SK Lim, HC Jeong, SS Lee, DB Jin, MY Lee, BR Park
Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Wonkwang University Graduate School, Korea
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PO 2 Peronal Stimulator with Wireless Voluntary Control
E Ott, M Munih, A Kralj
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Slovenia
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PO 3 The Compustim 10B Programming Interface
DJ Ewins, PA Wright, JH Burridge, GE Mann, ID Swain, PN Taylor, DE Wood
Biomedical Engineering Group, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Surrey, UK
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PO 5 A DRNN Based Shoulder Joint Angle Controller in FES Applications
CF Lee, JJ Luh, SC Chen JS Lai, TS Kuo
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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PO 6 A Basic Study on Power Failure Preventive Method for Implantable FES System (Part3)
H Higa, K Doi, I Nakamura, N Hoshimiya, Y Handa
Faculty of Engineering, University of Ryukyus, Japan
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PO 7 A Computer Based Tracking Test for Quantifying Hand Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
PA Wright, MH Granat
Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde, UK
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PO 8 Correction of Bi-lateral Dropped Foot using the Odstock 2 Channel Stimulator (O2CHS)
PN Taylor, PA Wright, JH Burridge, GE Mann, ID Swain
Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Salisbury District Hospital, UK
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PO 9 Gait Pattern in Patients with Joint Contractures
H Kagaya, S Ito, T Iwami, G Obinata, Y Shimada
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Akita City Hospital, Japan
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PO10
CT
Hu
Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical Center
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PO11 The Length Dependency of Force-Frequency Characteristics of Human Tibialis Anterior Muscle
P Mela, PH Veltink, PA Huijing
Insitute for Biomedical Technology, Biomedical Signals and Systems, Deprtament of Electrical Engineering, University of Twente, Netherlands
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PO12 Functional Electrical Stimulation assisted walking for spinal cord injured persons with an incomplete motor function loss : Changes in the kinematics and ergonics of overground walking
M Ladouceur
University of Twente, Netherlands
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PO13 Measurement of Complex Impedance Spectra of Implanted Electrodes
K Yoshida, A Inmann, MK Haugland
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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PO14 Integrating the Voluntary Movements of Paraplegic Patient's Intact Limbs in FES-Controllers:Part 1 Virtual Patient
F Bahrami, M Erfani, P Jabedar
University of Tehran, Faculty of Engeineering, Depratment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iran
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PO15 Integrating the Voluntary Movement of Paraplegic Patient's Intact Limbs in FES-Conrollers:Part 2 Fuzzy FES-Controller
F Bahrami, M Erfani, P Jabedar
University of Tehran, Faculty of Engeineering, Depratment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iran
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PO16 Construction of Brain Computer Interface for Input Device of Functional Electrical Stimulation
T Hanai, T Imanishi, XI Liu, S Hibino, T Shirataki, T Ogawa, H Honda, T Kobayashi
Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan
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PO17 EMG Activity of Human Cycling at Different Constant Velocities and Load Levels -A Preliminary Study for an FES Ergometer System
KC Wang, SC Chen, LW Chang, JS Lai, TS Kuo
Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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PO18 Unsupported Standing After Spinal Cord Injury
Z Matjacic, T Sinkjaer, IL Johannesen
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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PO19 Development of a New Implantable System for Functional Electrical Stimulation in Sendai Project
T Fujii, S Tanaka, M Ichie, Y Handa, S Ishikawa, A Fukumoto, T Shimotomai, T Furukawa, N Hoshimiya, H Matsuki, Y Iguchi, K Takahashi
Department of Restorative Neuromuscular Surgery and Rehabilitation, Tohoku University Graduate School Medicine, Japan
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PO20 Stimulatiing Fatigue and Habituation in FES-Based Gait Restoration: Incorporating Plant Wear Factors to an Artificial Neural Network Controller
F Sepulveda
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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PO21 Development of a Portable Skin Surface Stimulator for Muscle Training - The Neopraxis Exostim
SA Simcox, GM Davis, AB Barriskill, M Duncan, JW Middleton, RM Smith, WFisher
Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Australia
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Symposium 14:15 - 15:45
Aisa and FES
Chair: SS Kim & JS Lai


SP 6 FES in Japan
Y Shimada (Akita University, Japan)
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SP 7 Korea and FES
BR Park (Wonkwong University, Korea)
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SP 8 Neuromuscular Compartments of Skeletal Muscles-Implications in FES
VP Kumar, BP Pereira, RWH Pho, Aymeric Lim YT, J Hua (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
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SP 9 A DRNN Based FES Controller for Joint Position Control --- A Computer Study
JS Lai(National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
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Free Paper Session 9, Aug 26 16:00-18:00
Control Strategy / Other Chair: D Popovic & PA Wright


FP37 Feedback FES Control Using Jacobian Matrix of the Musculoskeletal System: Experiments on the Wrist with Four Muscles of Normal Subjects
T Watanabe, K Iibuchi, R Futami, N Hoshimiya, Y Handa
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
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FP38 A Fuzzy Model for Extraction of Angular Position Information from Whole Nerve Cuff Muscle Afferent Recordings: Preliminary Results
S Micera, W Jensen, F Sepulveda, RR Riso, T Sinkjaer
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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FP39 Nerve Cuff Recordings of Muscle Afferents During Electrical Stimulation of Agonist-Antagonist Muscle Pair
W Jensen, RR Riso, T Sinkjaer
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Denmark
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FP40 EMG Sensor and On-line Learning Method for FES
M Maruishi, W Yu, Y Mano, H Yokoi, D Nishikawa
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan
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FP41 The Estimation of the Stimulation Pattern for Gait Training in the Surface Electrode Use
T Yamamoto, J Ohshima, H Yano, S Yamamoto, Y Ehara, N Shiba
Rehabilitation R & D Dept., Toyama Perfectural Koshi Rehab Hosp., Japan
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FP42 The Bioelectrical Status of the Gluteus Maximus
P Lisinski
Rehabilitation Depratment, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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FP43 Control-Command Detection for FES using Residual Specific Movements
N Furuse, T Watanabe, S Ohba, R Futami, N Hoshimiya, Y Handa
Miyagi National College of Technology, Japan
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FP44 A Basic Study of Long-Term Force Potentiation during Constant Stimulation for Use in Prediction of FES-Induced Movement
G Eom, T Watanabe, R Futami, N Hoshimiya, Y Handa
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan

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Friday, August 27, 1999

Joint Symposium, Aug 27 9:00 - 12:00
Technology Transfer sponsored by Miyagi Joint Research Project

Keynote Lecture 1
Development of Advanced Technology for rehabilitation and Walfare using Electrical Stimulation and Creation of New Industry
Y Handa(Tohoku University, Japan)
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Keynote Lecture 2
Electrode Design as a Man-Machine Interface in FES
Y Iguchi(Tohoku University, Japan)
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Symposium
Chair: RB Stein & T Matsumura

SP10 Technology Transfer and Successful Electrical Stimulation Business
P Meadows(Advanced Bionics Corporation, USA)
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SP11 Technology Transfer: Some Good and Bad Experiences
RB Stein(University of Alberta, Canada)
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SP12 Technology Transfer in FES: The Clinican's Perspective
JM Cambell(California State University, USA)
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SP13 Technology Transfer in FES-An Example of a Japanese Manufacturer
T Furukawa(NEC Corporation, Japan)
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SP14 Technology Transfer of the NESS Handmaster
RH Nathan(NESS Ltd. & Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
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Scientific Tour to Hokuryo FES Clinic, Aug 27 13:30 - 15:30