NDLI: Finite Element Modeling of Electric Field Effects of TASER Devices on Nerve and Muscle

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Author	Panescu, D. Kroll, M.W. Efimov, I.G. Sweeney, J.D.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: St. Jude Med., Sunnyvale, CA (Panescu, D.)
Abstract	TASERs deliver electrical pulses that can temporarily incapacitate subjects. The goal of this paper is to analyze the distribution of currents in muscle layers and understand the electro-muscular incapacitation safety and efficacy of TASERs. The analyses describe skeletal muscle and motor nerve activation, cell electroporation and current and electric field distributions through skin, fat and muscle layers, under worst-case assumptions for TASER electrode penetration and separation. For the muscle layer, the analysis predicts worst-case current-density and field-strength values of 94 $mA/cm^{2}$ and 47 V/cm. Both values are higher than thresholds required for neuromuscular activation but significantly lower than levels needed for permanent cellular electroporation or tissue damage. The results indicate that TASERs are safe and effective in producing temporary subject incapacitation
Sponsorship	IEEE EMB
Starting Page	1277
Ending Page	1279
File Size	313122
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1424400325
ISSN	1557170X
DOI	10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260376
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-08-30
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Finite element methods Muscles Neuromuscular Neurons Nerve fibers Safety Tissue damage Pain Law enforcement Probes TASER Activation Modeling Muscle Nerve
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Signal Processing Biomedical Engineering Health Informatics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

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