Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators
Objectives: The objective of this study was to review software errors known as single event upsets (SEUs) or bit flips due to cosmic rays in epilepsy neurostimulators. Materials and methods: A case report of a single event upset or bit flip is discussed; device manufacturers and publicly available d...
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| author | Alice X. Dong Ryder P. Gwinn Nicole M. Warner Lisa M. Caylor Michael J. Doherty |
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| description | Objectives: The objective of this study was to review software errors known as single event upsets (SEUs) or bit flips due to cosmic rays in epilepsy neurostimulators.
Materials and methods: A case report of a single event upset or bit flip is discussed; device manufacturers and publicly available data were queried for both incidence and types of error as well as strategies of software error mitigation.
Results: Neurostimulators, like other implanted devices such as pacemakers, are prone to single event upsets. Strategies for SEU mitigation are reviewed.
Conclusions: Cosmic radiation can threaten RAM and settings of neurostimulators; neuromodulation teams and device designers need to take this threat into account when designing multifunctional neuromodulation systems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1bbb217c101840048c2b4a9b61f7033a2022-12-21T22:08:34ZengElsevierEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports2213-32322016-01-015C727410.1016/j.ebcr.2016.04.002Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulatorsAlice X. Dong0Ryder P. Gwinn1Nicole M. Warner2Lisa M. Caylor3Michael J. Doherty4Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USASwedish Epilepsy Center, 550 17th Ave Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122, USASwedish Epilepsy Center, 550 17th Ave Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122, USASwedish Epilepsy Center, 550 17th Ave Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122, USASwedish Epilepsy Center, 550 17th Ave Suite 540, Seattle, WA 98122, USAObjectives: The objective of this study was to review software errors known as single event upsets (SEUs) or bit flips due to cosmic rays in epilepsy neurostimulators. Materials and methods: A case report of a single event upset or bit flip is discussed; device manufacturers and publicly available data were queried for both incidence and types of error as well as strategies of software error mitigation. Results: Neurostimulators, like other implanted devices such as pacemakers, are prone to single event upsets. Strategies for SEU mitigation are reviewed. Conclusions: Cosmic radiation can threaten RAM and settings of neurostimulators; neuromodulation teams and device designers need to take this threat into account when designing multifunctional neuromodulation systems.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323216300160NeurostimulationEpilepsySoftwareCosmicNeutronSafety |
| spellingShingle | Alice X. Dong Ryder P. Gwinn Nicole M. Warner Lisa M. Caylor Michael J. Doherty Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports Neurostimulation Epilepsy Software Cosmic Neutron Safety |
| title | Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators |
| title_full | Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators |
| title_fullStr | Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators |
| title_short | Mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators |
| title_sort | mitigating bit flips or single event upsets in epilepsy neurostimulators |
| topic | Neurostimulation Epilepsy Software Cosmic Neutron Safety |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323216300160 |
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