Development of the brain stimulator for stroke patients via ZigBee technology and user-friendly, graphical user-interface based software for controlling stimuli on PC

ZigBee를 이용한 뇌졸중 환자용 뇌자극기 개발과 PC 기반 자극 제어용 사용자 인터페이스 개발

We studied the prototypal developments of Plastic Cortex Stimulator (PCS) for stroke patients. The PC sends the stimulation parameters (amplitude, pulse width, cycle, etc.) to the transmitter ZigBee module through serial port. The receiver ZigBee module generates stimulation waveform. The generated output can be controlled by the PC program. Further study can be expanded to portable handset such as PDA using ZigBee. The wireless control of PCS with the handset can help the tele-rehabilitation.