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Apparatus and method for locating a nerve

  • US 5,775,331 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for stimulating and locating a nerve, comprising:

  • means for applying a stimulus to a plurality of sites within an area of tissue likely to contain the nerve to be located;

    means for detecting a response to said stimulus;

    means for automatically modifying the site of stimulation, said means for automatically modifying the site of stimulation including means for interpreting the response provided by said response detecting means; and

    means for indicating the location of the nerve to the user;

    wherein said modifying means automatically modifies the site of a stimulus applied to the area of tissue likely to contain the nerve based on an interpretation of the detected response by said interpreting means to further stimulate the nerve to determine its location.

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