Surgical muscle paralysis measurement device

A method for measuring neuromuscular activity, comprising:

• disposing a pressure responsive fluidic volume in a path of mechanical travel;
• transmitting a stimulation signal to a musculoskeletal structure, the musculoskeletal structure configured for responsive movement along the path;
• and
• measuring a fluidic flow in response to the movement if the musculoskeletal structure along the path for determining a magnitude of a neuromuscular response.

In an anesthesia environment relying on neuromuscular activity feedback for assessing an effective level of anesthetization, a neuromuscular test device, comprising:

• a stimulation circuit for initiating a muscular stimulus in a muscle structure;
• a testing circuit for measuring an activity level responsive to the muscular stimulus;
• a flexible, closed vessel responsive to a musculature response for inducing a pressure;
• and
• a pressure sensor in communication with the closed vessel for generating a pressure signal indicative of the musculature response to the muscular stimulus.