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Device and method for operating a tool relative to bone tissue and detecting neural elements

  • US 20060178593A1
  • Filed: 02/07/2005
  • Published: 08/10/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a tool portion configured to operate relative to bone tissue, wherein said tool portion includes an insulated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising an electrically conductive member with a non-insulated tip, wherein said shaft carries an electrical signal to said tip;

    a handle portion, removably and operably coupled to said tool portion, incorporating an operating system for operation of said tool portion; and

    a nerve monitoring system connected to said handle portion, wherein said nerve monitoring system is operable to detect a neural element threshold as a function of said electrical signal, and provide a signal to said operating system of said handle portion to change an operative mode of said tool portion upon detection of the neural element threshold.

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