D175 Electrode Impedance Meter

D175 Electrode Impedance Meter

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FEATURES

  • Portable
  • Battery powered
  • Easy to use
  • Wide impedance range
  • Customisable Low/high LED indicators

Description

DESCRIPTION

The D175 Electrode Impedance Meter from Digitimer is a compact battery powered device designed to allow checking of electrode impedances prior to recording or stimulating through surface electrodes attached to the skin.

In the case of electrical stimulation, high electrode impedances can reduce the amount of current that can pass through the target tissue, resulting in lower than expected stimulation and a poor evoked response. Likewise, high impedances will reduce the signal to noise ratio and therefore the quality of recordings, such as ECG, EEG and EMG that rely on low impedance surface electrodes.

The D175 Electrode Impedance Meter, is a tool that allows suitably trained operators to rapidly assess surface electrode impedances in order to decide if they are low enough for the procedure being undertaken. It features green/red bi-colour LEDs allowing the operator to set a threshold impedance at which an LED will light as red rather than green. This facilitates electrode impedance checking, by providing the operator with an easily visible indication of “good” (green) or “bad” (red) electrode impedances. The impedance values that the D175 can display are 0, 0.5, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 20, 30, 50 kohm.

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PUBLICATIONS

Moser, H., Leitner, M., Eichelberger, P., Kuhn, A., Baeyens, J. P., & Radlinger, L. (2019). Pelvic floor muscle displacement during jumps in continent and incontinent women: An exploratory study. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 38(8), 2374–2382. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.24161

Seidl, L., Tosovic, D., & Brown, J. M. (2017). Test-retest reliability and reproducibility of laser-versus contact-displacement sensors in mechanomyography: Implications for musculoskeletal research. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 33(2), 130–136. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2016-0085

Tosovic, D., Seidl, L., Ghebremedhin, E., & Brown, M. J. (2015). Determining minimal stimulus intensity for mechanomyographic analysis. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 25(5), 749–753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.06.003

Busch, A., Blasimann, A., Henle, P., & Baur, H. (2019). Neuromuscular activity during stair descent in ACL reconstructed patients: A pilot study. Knee, 26(2), 310–316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2018.12.011

Saeuberli, P. W., Schraknepper, A., Eichelberger, P., Luginbuehl, H., & Radlinger, L. (2018). Reflex activity of pelvic floor muscles during drop landings and mini-trampolining-exploratory study. International Urogynecology Journal, 29(12), 1833–1840. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-018-3664-9

Leitner, M., Moser, H., Eichelberger, P., Kuhn, A., & Radlinger, L. (2019). Pelvic floor muscle activity during fast voluntary contractions in continent and incontinent women. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 38(2), 625–631. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23911

Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Leitner, M., Moser, H., Kuhn, A., Taeymans, J., & Radlinger, L. (2020). Pelvic floor muscle activity patterns in women with and without stress urinary incontinence while running. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2019.09.013

Busch, A., Henle, P., Boesch, L., Blasimann, A., & Baur, H. (2019). Neuromuscular control in patients with acute ACL injury during stair ascent – A pilot study. Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 35(2), 158–165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orthtr.2019.04.002

Swafford, A. P., Kwon, D. P., MacLennan, R. J., Fukuda, D. H., Stout, J. R., & Stock, M. S. (2019). No acute effects of placebo or open-label placebo treatments on strength, voluntary activation, and neuromuscular fatigue. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119(10), 2327–2338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04219-1

Faes, Y., Banz, N., Buscher, N., Blasimann, A., Radlinger, L., Eichelberger, P., & Elfering, A. (2018). Acute effects of partial-body vibration in sitting position. World Journal of Orthopaedics. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v9.i9.156

Ballmer, C., Eichelberger, P., Leitner, M., Moser, H., Luginbuehl, H., Kuhn, A., & Radlinger, L. (2020). Electromyography of pelvic floor muscles with true differential versus faux differential electrode configuration. International Urogynecology Journal, 31(10), 2051–2059. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04225-4

Koenig, I., Eichelberger, P., Luginbuehl, H., Kuhn, A., Lehmann, C., Taeymans, J., & Radlinger, L. (2020). Activation patterns of pelvic floor muscles in women with incontinence while running: a randomized controlled trial. International Urogynecology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04334-0

FAQS

The D175 measures the total impedance through a pair of electrodes placed on the skin, by passing a very small biphasic (charge neutral) current between them. Once electrodes have been positioned on the recording/stimulation sites, a pair of electrode lead wires should be connected to the RED and BLACK electrode sockets (1.5mm DIN 42802) on the top of the D175. The sockets are colour coded for no reason other than to help the user identify which electrode is being used as the reference. With the electrodes connected and with the D175 switched ON (and in METER MODE), the D175 should display the measured impedance. If the 7kΩ LED is lit, the actual total impedance lies somewhere between 5 and 7 kΩ.
Having identified one or more electrodes that have a “good” impedance level, these can then be used as reference electrodes for the remainder. If bad/high impedances are found, it may be necessary to replace one or both of the electrodes following additional skin preparation, according to the standard recommended practice.”

When stimulating, a lower electrode impedance reduces the voltage that a constant current stimulator needs to use to pass the requested current. A low impedance also allows the maximum current to be higher before the stimulator goes “out of compliance”. For recording electrodes, lower impedances can drastically improve the signal to noise ratio of the recordings and good skin preparation and cleaning is always recommended in order to obtain the best quality recordings.

The two electrode sockets on the D175 are a male 1.5mm DIN42802 connector which is a type commonly used on medical electrodes which for safety reasons need to have touch-proof connectors.

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