carlson vagus-nerve-stimulation-finite-element-model
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Vagus Nerve StimulationFinite Element Model
Kris CarlsonArle Lab Med Device Consulting Group
BIDMC/Harvard Medical SchoolNovember 2015
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The Vagus Nerve• Stimulator is implanted near the larynx for seizure control
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Finite Element Model Features
– Geometry built with COMSOL CAD, not 3rd party CAD program• Meshes and solves faster than with 3rd party CAD• Can do longer time dependent studies• Can do broader parameter sweeps
– Over a dozen parameterized variables are easily changed
– Thin layers and contact impedance solved programmatically
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Finite Element Model Vagus nerve embedded in ambient medium
Finite element analysis software: COMSOL Multiphysics
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Finite Element Model Closeup of helical cathode (top) and anode (bottom)
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Finite Element Model Mesh with mesh quality legend
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Finite Element Model Mesh – View into center of nerve
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Finite Element Model Electric potential – mid-cathode – 2.25 mA
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Finite Element Model Multislice plot of electric potential
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Finite Element Model Contour plot of electric potential on fascicles
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Finite Element Model Electric potential on recurrent laryngeal fascicle
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Finite Element Model Slice plots of electric potential in fascicles at cathode and anode
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Finite Element Model Electric potential in fascicles between cathode and anode
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Finite Element Model Slice plots of electric potential in fascicles at cathode
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Finite Element Model Electric potential along axon in superficial epineurium (left) and recurrent laryngeal fascicle (right)