University of Southern California Department of Biomedical Engineering The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering USC
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Gerald E. Loeb, M.D.

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Deputy Director of the BMES ERC Neural prosthetics, neurophysiology and computer modeling of sensory-motor control systems.

Office: DRB B10
Phone: (213) 821-1112
Fax: (213) 821-1120
Email: mailto:gloeb@usc.edu
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Selected Publications
 
 
 
BION Technology and Applications

Popovic, D., Baker, L.L and Loeb, G.E.  Recruitment and comfort of BION implanted electrical stimulation:  Implications for FES applications.  IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 15(4):577-586, 2007. 

Loeb, G.E., Peck, R.A., Singh, J., Kim, Y., Deshpande, S., Baker, L.L. and Bryant, J.T.  Mechanical Loading of Rigid Intramuscular Implants.  Biomedical Microdevices, 9(6):901-910, 2007.

Tan, W. and Loeb, G.E. Feasibility of Prosthetic posture sensing via injectable electronic modules. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 15(2):295-309, 2007.  

Sachs, N.A. and Loeb, G.E. Development of a BIONic muscle spindle for prosthetic proprioception. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 54(6):1031-1041, June 2007.

Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.R.  BION implants for therapeutic and functional electrical stimulation. Neural Prostheses for Restoration of Sensory and Motor Function, Chapter 3, 2001.
 
Rodriguez, N., Weissberg, J., and Loeb, G.E. Flexible communication and control protocal for injectable nuromuscular interfaces. IEEE Transcations on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 1(1):19-27, March 2007.

Loeb,G.E., Richmond,F.J. and Baker,L.L. The BION devices: injectable interfaces with peripheral nerves and muscles. Neurosurg. Focus, 20(5):E2, 2006.
 
Dupont, A.C., Bagg, S.D., Creasy, J.L., Romano, C. Romano, D., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. First clinical experience with BION® implants for therapeutic electrical stimulation. Neuromodulation 7:38-47, 2004.
 
Weber D.J., Stein R.B., Chan K.M., Loeb G.E., Richmond F.J., Rolf R., James K., Chong S.L., Thompson A.K., and Misiaszek J. Functional electrical stimulation using microstimulators to correct foot drop: a case study. Canadian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology. 82:784-92, 2004.
 
Dupont Salter, A.-C., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Effects of muscle immobilization at different lengths on tetrodotoxin-induced disuse atrophy. IEEE Trans. Neural Sys. Rehab. Engng 11, 209-217, 2003.
 
Dupont Salter, A.-C., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Prevention of muscle disuse atrophy by low-frequency electrical stimulation in rats. IEEE Trans. Neural Sys. Rehab. Engng 11: 218-226, 2003.
 
Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.F.  BION implants for therapeutic and functional electrical stimulation.  Neural Prostheses for Restoration of Sensory and Motor Function, Chapter 3, p. 75-99, 2001.

Loeb, G. E., Peck, R. A., Moore, W. H. and Hood, K. BION™ system for distributed neural prosthetic interfaces. Medical Engineering and Physics, 23:9-18, 2001.
 
Singh, K., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Recruitment properties of intramuscular and nerve-trunk stimulating electrodes. IEEE-Trans. Rehab. Engng., 8(3):276-285, 2000.
 
Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.R. FES or TES: How to start an industry? Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Sendai, Japan, 169-172, 1999.
 
Cameron, T., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Effects of regional stimulation using a miniature stimulator implanted in feline posterior biceps femoris. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engng., 45:1036-1043, 1998.
 
Cameron, T., Liinamaa, T.L., Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.R. Long-term biocompatibility of a miniature stimulator implanted in feline hind limb muscles. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engng., 45:1024-1035, 1998.
 
Cameron, T., Loeb, G.E., Peck, R.A., Schulman, J.H., Strojnik, P. and Troyk, P.R. Micromodular implants to provide electrical stimulation of paralyzed muscles and limbs. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engng., 44:781-790, 1997.

Loeb, G.E., Peck, R.A. and Martyniuk, J. Toward the ultimate metal microelectrode. J. Neurosci. Meth., 63:175-183, 1995.
 
Loeb, G.E., Zamin, C.J., Schulman, J.H. and Troyk, P.R. Injectable microstimulator for functional electrical stimulation. Med. & Biol. Engng. and Comput. 29:NS13-NS19, 1991.