System and method for high density electrode management
First Claim
1. A system for neuromonitoring comprising:
- a plurality of electrode groups wherein each group comprises electrodes, each of said electrodes in each group having at least one of a similar monitoring functionality type and a similar deployment location;
a plurality of connectors wherein each connector comprises an electronically accessible memory and wherein a unique identification code is stored in each electronically accessible memory and wherein each electrode group of said plurality of electrode groups is coupled to at least one connector of said plurality of connectors; and
,a control unit comprising at least one receiving unit having a plurality of input sockets configured to receive one or more connectors of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connectors are configured to be coupled to any of the plurality of input sockets and wherein the at least one receiving unit is configured to establish an identity of each connector of said plurality of connectors by identifying each unique identification code associated with each connector of said plurality of connectors, and configure the system to associate each electrode with a corresponding input channel in the control unit based on said unique identification code.
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods for advanced electrode management in neurological monitoring applications include receiving sockets configured to receive connectors having groups of electrodes. The physician is not required to manually map each electrode with its corresponding input channel. Electrodes are coupled to the corresponding input channels in groups through connectors having a unique identification (ID). The system is configured to read the unique ID of each connector and establish its identity. Based on the ID, the system configures itself to automatically correlate or associate each electrode with its corresponding input channel when the connectors are first inserted into the receiving sockets, and again if the connectors are removed and re-inserted into different positions in the receiving sockets, to insure the electrodes are always mapped to the same input channels.
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15 Claims
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1. A system for neuromonitoring comprising:
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a plurality of electrode groups wherein each group comprises electrodes, each of said electrodes in each group having at least one of a similar monitoring functionality type and a similar deployment location; a plurality of connectors wherein each connector comprises an electronically accessible memory and wherein a unique identification code is stored in each electronically accessible memory and wherein each electrode group of said plurality of electrode groups is coupled to at least one connector of said plurality of connectors; and
,a control unit comprising at least one receiving unit having a plurality of input sockets configured to receive one or more connectors of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connectors are configured to be coupled to any of the plurality of input sockets and wherein the at least one receiving unit is configured to establish an identity of each connector of said plurality of connectors by identifying each unique identification code associated with each connector of said plurality of connectors, and configure the system to associate each electrode with a corresponding input channel in the control unit based on said unique identification code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical system for monitoring of patient data comprising:
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a plurality of electrode groups configured to be attached to a body of a patient wherein each electrode group in said plurality of electrode groups comprises electrodes of a similar type having at least one of a similar monitoring functionality type and a similar deployment location; a plurality of connectors wherein each connector comprises an electronically accessible memory and wherein a unique identification code is stored in each electronically accessible memory and wherein each electrode group of said plurality of electrode groups is coupled to at least one connector of said plurality of connectors; and
,a control unit comprising at least one receiving unit comprising a plurality of input sockets configured to receive one or more connectors of the plurality of connectors, wherein the one or more connectors are configured to be coupled to any of the plurality of input sockets and wherein the at least one receiving unit is configured to receive the plurality of connectors, establish an identity of each of said plurality of connectors by identifying each unique identification code associated with each of said plurality of connectors, and configure the system to place each electrode in electrical communication with its corresponding input channel in the control unit based on said identification code. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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