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US 12,751,667 B2Granted
System and method for evoking a reflex to monitor the nerves of the larynx
AssigneeMedtronic Xomed, Inc.
InventorsKevin L. McFarlin, David C. Hacker, Anirudhan Narasimhan
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Abstract
A system includes an endotracheal tube having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the electrodes include at least one stimulating electrode configured to stimulate tissue of a patient and at least one monitoring electrode configured to monitor at least one nerve of a patient. The system includes a nerve integrity monitor device configured to send a stimulation signal to the at least one stimulating electrode to evoke a reflex response, and configured to receive a monitoring signal from the at least one monitoring electrode.
Claims8
An endotracheal tube apparatus, comprising:
- an endotracheal tube having an external surface;
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- at least one electrode positioned on the external surface, wherein the at least one electrode is operably coupled to a processing unit which is configured to apply a stimulation signal through the at least one electrode, the stimulation signal including at least three pulses having an interstimulus interval (ISI) of 2-5 ms, to a laryngeal mucosa of a patient to evoke a laryngeal reflex response.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.