System and Methods for Determining Nerve Direction to a Surgical Instrument
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1. A system comprising:
- a surgical accessory having at least one stimulation electrode; and
a control unit capable of electrically stimulating said at least one stimulation electrode on said surgical accessory, sensing a response of a nerve depolarized by said stimulation, determining a direction from the surgical accessory to the nerve based upon the sensed response, and communicating said direction to a user.
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Abstract
System (20) and related methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments, including the use of neurophysiology-based monitoring to determine nerve proximity and nerve direction to surgical instruments (30) employed in accessing a surgical target site.
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1. A system comprising:
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a surgical accessory having at least one stimulation electrode; and a control unit capable of electrically stimulating said at least one stimulation electrode on said surgical accessory, sensing a response of a nerve depolarized by said stimulation, determining a direction from the surgical accessory to the nerve based upon the sensed response, and communicating said direction to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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