Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation
Goal. To establish a reliable instrumental system for synchronized reactivation of a unilaterally paralyzed vocal fold and evaluate its functional feasibility. Methods. Unilateral vocal fold paralysis model was induced by destruction of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in anesthetized dogs....
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| author | Taiping Zeng Zhiping Zhang Weiwei Peng Fei Zhang Baker Y. Shi Fangyi Chen |
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| description | Goal. To establish a reliable instrumental system for synchronized reactivation of a unilaterally paralyzed vocal fold and evaluate its functional feasibility. Methods. Unilateral vocal fold paralysis model was induced by destruction of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in anesthetized dogs. With a micro controller-based electronic system, electromyography (EMG) signals from cricothyroid (CT) muscle on the ipsilateral side were recorded and used to trigger pacing of paralyzed vocalis muscles. The dynamic movement of vocal folds was continuously monitored using an endoscope, and the opening and closing of the glottis were quantified with customized imaging processing software. Results. The recorded video images showed that left side vocal fold was obviously paralyzed after destructing the RLN. Using the pacing system with feedback triggering EMG signals from the ipsilateral CT muscle, the paralyzed vocal fold was successfully reactivated, and its movement was shown to be synchronized with the healthy side. Significance. The developed unilateral laryngeal pacing system triggered by EMG from the ipsilateral side CT muscle could be successfully used in unilateral vocal fold paralysis with the advantage of avoiding disturbance to the healthy side muscles. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-42627ef272ec407e90e79a3035619d032025-02-03T05:53:42ZengWileyNeural Plasticity2090-59041687-54432017-01-01201710.1155/2017/89491658949165Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional EvaluationTaiping Zeng0Zhiping Zhang1Weiwei Peng2Fei Zhang3Baker Y. Shi4Fangyi Chen5State Key Laboratory of Robotics, Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, ChinaThe First Affiliated Hospital of the Medical College, Shihezi University, Shihezi, ChinaBrain Function and Psychological Science Research Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaChildren’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, ChinaMetokos LLC, P.O. Box 219244, Portland, OR 9221, USADepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science & Technology, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaGoal. To establish a reliable instrumental system for synchronized reactivation of a unilaterally paralyzed vocal fold and evaluate its functional feasibility. Methods. Unilateral vocal fold paralysis model was induced by destruction of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in anesthetized dogs. With a micro controller-based electronic system, electromyography (EMG) signals from cricothyroid (CT) muscle on the ipsilateral side were recorded and used to trigger pacing of paralyzed vocalis muscles. The dynamic movement of vocal folds was continuously monitored using an endoscope, and the opening and closing of the glottis were quantified with customized imaging processing software. Results. The recorded video images showed that left side vocal fold was obviously paralyzed after destructing the RLN. Using the pacing system with feedback triggering EMG signals from the ipsilateral CT muscle, the paralyzed vocal fold was successfully reactivated, and its movement was shown to be synchronized with the healthy side. Significance. The developed unilateral laryngeal pacing system triggered by EMG from the ipsilateral side CT muscle could be successfully used in unilateral vocal fold paralysis with the advantage of avoiding disturbance to the healthy side muscles.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8949165 |
| spellingShingle | Taiping Zeng Zhiping Zhang Weiwei Peng Fei Zhang Baker Y. Shi Fangyi Chen Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation Neural Plasticity |
| title | Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation |
| title_full | Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation |
| title_short | Unilateral Laryngeal Pacing System and Its Functional Evaluation |
| title_sort | unilateral laryngeal pacing system and its functional evaluation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8949165 |
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