Neural monitoring system
AssigneeInnovative Surgical Solutions, LLC
InventorsStephen Bartol, Christopher Wybo
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Abstract
A system for detecting the presence of a nerve within a subject includes a stimulator configured to provide a stimulus to a portion of the subject, a sensing device configured to be placed in communication with a muscle of the subject and to generate an output signal corresponding to a monitored parameter of the muscle, the sensing device including a mechanical sensor configured to monitor a mechanical parameter of the muscle, and a receiver configured to receive the output signal from the sensing device and to determine if the output signal corresponds to the stimulus provided by the stimulator.
Claims28
A system for detecting the presence of a nerve within a subject comprising:
- a stimulator configured to provide a stimulus to a portion of the subject;
- a sensing device configured to be placed in communication with a muscle of the subject and to generate an output signal corresponding to a monitored parameter of the muscle, wherein the sensing device includes a mechanical sensor;
- and wherein the monitored parameter includes a mechanical parameter of the muscle, and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the output signal from the sensing device;
- determine if a portion of the output signal was induced by the stimulus provided by the stimulator;
- provide a first indicator if the portion of the output signal was induced by the stimulus;
- and
- provide a second indicator if the portion of the output signal was not induced by the stimulus.
A system for detecting the presence of a nerve within a subject comprising:
- a stimulator configured to provide an electrical stimulus within an intracorporeal treatment area of a subject, the electrical stimulus having a current amplitude in the range of 0 -10 mA;
- a sensing device configured to be placed in communication with a muscle of the subject, the sensing device including a mechanical sensor configured to generate an output signal corresponding to a monitored mechanical parameter of the muscle;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive the output signal from the sensing device;
- determine if a portion of the output signal was induced by the stimulus provided by the stimulator;
- provide a first indicator if the portion of the output signal was induced by the stimulus;
- and
- provide a second indicator if the portion of the output signal was not induced by the stimulus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.