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Apparatus and methods for assessment of neuromuscular function

  • US 5,976,094 A
  • Filed: 02/12/1998
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrode configuration for assessing a physiological function in an arm and a hand of an individual, comprising:

  • (a) a stimulation electrode adapted for applying a stimulus proximal to a wrist of said individual; and

    (b) a detection electrode in a fixed relationship with respect to said stimulation electrode and adapted for detecting proximal to said wrist a myoelectric potential generated by a muscle in said hand of said individual in response to said stimulus,wherein a physiological function is evaluated in response to said stimulus and said myoelectric potential, and wherein said electrodes are sized and shaped for positioning on an anterior aspect of said arm of said individual proximal to said wrist.

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