A Configurable Electro-Anesthesia Device

Authors

Preston Manwaring, Brigham Young University
Dr. Mark Manwaring, Brigham Young University

Keywords

electro-anesthesia device, endorphins, waveforms, drugs

College

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Abstract

Electro-anesthesia devices offer the ability to alleviate pain and maintain drug-induced anesthesia without re-administering drugs by passing a specially designed electrical current through the brain to sustain naturally or chemically produced endorphins. This potential extends the clinicians armementarium for pain management, drug-addiction rehabilitation, and general anesthesia. This research focuses on the development of one such device which can be configured to use various waveforms for future electro-anesthesia studies.

Recommended Citation

Manwaring, Preston and Manwaring, Dr. Mark (2013) "A Configurable Electro-Anesthesia Device," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1877.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1877