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DEVELOPMENT OF A SURGICALLY IMPLANTED MYO-TELEMETRY CONTROL SYSTEM

F. R. Tucker 1; and R. N. Scott 2

1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
2 Bio-Engineering Institute, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada

1. The difficulties of obtaining myo-electric signals from the muscles in amputation stumps are discussed.

2. The requirements of a myo-telemetry system which could be implanted are discussed.

3. A description is given of a new approach to the problem in which the electrical unit is contained in an inert plastic and fitted into the bone in the amputation stump, using an external power source.
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