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US 2010/0145222 A1Published application
Method and system for monitoring a nerve
AssigneeMedtronic Xomed, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Brunnett, David C. Hacker, John A. Meyer, Kevin Lee McFarlin, John Murdock Murphy, Dwayne S. Yamasaki, John N. Gardi
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Abstract
A nerve monitoring system facilitates monitoring an integrity of a nerve.
Claims28
A system for monitoring a nerve, the system comprising:
- a monitor including:
- a stimulation module configured to automatically and periodically apply an electrical stimulation signal to the nerve to elicit an evoked potential;
- and
- a response module configured to automatically measure a neurogenic response signal of the evoked potential, the response module including:
- an identification function configured to automatically identify potential nerve impairment based on the measured neurogenic response signal;
- and
- a notify function configured to automatically provide an audible or visual alarm of the potential nerve impairment.
4 more elements
A method of monitoring impairment of a nerve during a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
- automatically identifying, via a hands-free mechanism, a type and an intensity of impairment of the nerve;
- and
- automatically providing notification of the type or the intensity of the impairment to the nerve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.