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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF SURAL NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY AND AMPLITUDE

  • US 20120101358A1
  • Filed: 09/16/2011
  • Published: 04/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for measuring sural nerve conduction velocity and amplitude, the apparatus comprising:

  • a housing;

    stimulation means mounted to the housing for electrically stimulating a human sural nerve;

    a biosensor releasably mounted to the housing, the biosensor comprising a plurality of electrodes for detecting a sural nerve response evoked by the stimulation means;

    acquisition means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the biosensor for electrically acquiring the sural nerve response detected by the biosensor;

    processing means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the acquisition means for digitizing, processing and storing the acquired sural nerve response;

    calculation means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the processing means for calculating the conduction velocity and amplitude of the processed sural nerve response; and

    display means mounted to the housing for displaying the sural nerve conduction velocity and amplitude;

    wherein the stimulation means and the biosensor are designed to be placed on a patient'"'"'s anatomy, in the vicinity of a sural nerve, by manipulating the housing.

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