System for excitation of phantom sensations

摘要

In a system (1) for excitation of phantom sensations of amputated limbs, e.g. A foot or a hand of a human, comprising: a prosthesis (2) for attachment to the remainder of the non-amputee body of the human, at least one sensor (19, 20) incorporated in the prosthesis (2) for detecting a contact between the prosthesis (2) and the environment (41) during a contact period, at least one stimulation device (22) for electrical stimulation to the remaining, non-amputated body (9) of the person by means of electric current, a control and / or regulating unit (13) for controlling and / or regulating the activity of the at least one stimulation device (22), a power supply unit (27) for supplying the control and / or regulating unit (13) with operating energy, sensor connection means (29) for transmitting sensor signals from the at least one sensor (19, 20) to the control unit (13), a stimulus device connection means (32) for transmitting stimulus signals from the control unit (13) to the least one At least one stimulus device (22), the stimulus devices (22) should not cause any impairment during operation of the system (1) in human application. This object is achieved in that the at least one stimulus device (22) is designed as a medical implant (43) for electrical stimulation below the skin surface (11) on the remaining, non-amputated body (9) of the human.