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Four electrodes are placed on the diaphragm using a minimally invasive laproscopic technique.

The Latest Facts about the Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation (DPS) System [Click to View]
Sandra Stuban, RN, Fairfax Virginia, stubanrn@aol.com.
Fall 2006 Vol 20, No 3

Home-based Ventilator Weaning in Tetraplegia: Results of the Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation System
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2006. 29: p. 249-250
Onders, R.P., Elmo, M.J., Ignagni, A.R.

The hurricanes of 2005 and Ventilators: The benefits of Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation (DPS) System
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2006. 29: p. 315
Onders, R.P., Elmo, M.J., Ignagni, A.R.

Early results of Laparoscopic Motor Point Diaphragm Pacing in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Can exogenous electrical stimulation impact respiratory failure?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and other Motor Neuron diseases, 2006. 6: p. 142-143
Onders, R.P., Ignagni, A.R., Katirji, B., Schilz, R., Elmo, M.J.

Laparoscopic Mapping of the Motor Points in Partially Denervated Diaphragms: Key findings for Successful Placement of the Diaphragm Pacing System.
Surgical Endoscopy, 2006. 20(s289)
Onders, R.P., Ignagni, A.R., Elmo, M.J., Katirji, B., Schilz, R.

Diaphragm Pacing With Natural Orifice Transvisceral Endoscopic Surgery (Notes): Potential For Difficult To Wean Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients
SAGES 2006 Annual Conference. 2006. Dallas, TX
Onders, R.M., Jeffrey Marks MD, Anthony Ignagni MS, Michael McGee MD, Michael Rosen MD, Amitabh Chak MD, Ashley Faulx MD, Robert Schilz DO, Steve Schomisch BS, Jeffrey Ponsky MD.

Laparoscopic Placement of Diaphragm Pacing Systems in Human Subjects
Laparoscopy and SLS Report, 2003(2): p. 22-23
Onders, R.P., Dimarco, A. F., Ignagni, A. R., Mortimer, J. T.

The Learning curve for investigational surgery: lessons learned from laparoscopic diaphragm pacing for chronic ventilator dependence.
Surg Endosc, 2005
Onders, R.P., Dimarco, A. F., Ignagni, A. R., Mortimer, J. T.

Characterization of the human diaphragm muscle with respect to the phrenic nerve motor points for diaphragmatic pacing
Am Surg, 2004. 70(3): p. 241-7; discussion 247
Onders, R.P., Aiyar, H., Mortimer, J.T.

Mapping the phrenic nerve motor point: the key to a successful laparoscopic diaphragm pacing system in the first human series
Surgery, 2004. 136(4): p. 819-26
Onders, R.P., Dimarco, A. F., Ignagni, A. R., Mortimer, J. T., Aiyar, H.

Functional Electrical Stimulation in Laparpscopy: The Current and Future Applications
Surgical Endoscopy, 2004. 18(s238)
Onders, R.P., Ignagni, A. R.

Inspiratory muscle pacing in spinal cord injury: case report and clinical commentary
J Spinal Cord Med, 2006. 29(2): p. 95-108
DiMarco, A.F., Onders, R. P., Ignagni, A., Kowalski, K. E.

Phrenic nerve pacing via intramuscular diaphragm electrodes in tetraplegic subjects
Chest, 2005. 127(2): p. 671-8.
DiMarco, A.F., Onders, R. P., Ignagni, A., Kowalski, K. E., Mortimer, J. T.

A Preliminary Feasibility Study of Different Implantable Pulse Generators Technologies for Diaphragm Pacing System
Neuromodulation, 2005. 8(3): p. 203-211
Cosendai, G., de Balthasar, Chloe, Ignagni, Anthony R., Onders, Raymond P., Bradley, Kerry, Purnell, Kate, Mortimer, J. Thomas, Davis, Ross, Zilberman, Yitzhak, Schulman, Joe