System and method for facial nerve monitoring during facial surgery
First Claim
1. Apparatus for monitoring the activity of a surgeon, comprising:
- (a) at least one wireless sensing unit for monitoring potential damage to a nerve, said wireless sensing unit being located at a first location of a body being operated on by a surgeon and being effective for sensing a change in the body at the first location resulting in response to potential damage to the nerve occurring at a second location of the body remote from the first location and producing a wireless sensed change output signal indicative of the change in the body;
(b) a receiver capable of receiving the wireless sensed change output signal and generating a corresponding received output signal;
(c) an analyzer unit for receiving and analyzing the received output signal to determine the change in the body; and
(d) an indicator responsive to the output of said analyzer unit for indicating the change in the body to indicate the potential damage to the nerve to the surgeon.
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Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring the activity of a surgeon. At least one wireless sensing unit is provided for monitoring potential damage to a nerve and is located at a first location of a body being operated on by a surgeon. The wireless sensing unit senses a change in the body at the first location resulting from potential damage to the nerve occurring at a second location of the body remote from the first location. The wireless sensing unit produces a wireless sensed change output signal indicative of the change in the body which is received by a receiver and generates a corresponding received output signal. An analyzer unit receives and analyzes the received output signal to determine the change in the body. An indicator responsive to the output of said analyzer unit indicates the change in the body to indicate the potential damage to the nerve the surgeon.
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24 Claims
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1. Apparatus for monitoring the activity of a surgeon, comprising:
- (a) at least one wireless sensing unit for monitoring potential damage to a nerve, said wireless sensing unit being located at a first location of a body being operated on by a surgeon and being effective for sensing a change in the body at the first location resulting in response to potential damage to the nerve occurring at a second location of the body remote from the first location and producing a wireless sensed change output signal indicative of the change in the body;
(b) a receiver capable of receiving the wireless sensed change output signal and generating a corresponding received output signal;
(c) an analyzer unit for receiving and analyzing the received output signal to determine the change in the body; and
(d) an indicator responsive to the output of said analyzer unit for indicating the change in the body to indicate the potential damage to the nerve to the surgeon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- (a) at least one wireless sensing unit for monitoring potential damage to a nerve, said wireless sensing unit being located at a first location of a body being operated on by a surgeon and being effective for sensing a change in the body at the first location resulting in response to potential damage to the nerve occurring at a second location of the body remote from the first location and producing a wireless sensed change output signal indicative of the change in the body;
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22. A method for monitoring the activity of a surgeon, comprising:
- (a) placing at least one wireless sensing unit for monitoring potential damage to a nerve, said wireless sensing unit being placed at a first location of a body being operated on by a surgeon and being effective for sensing a change in the body at the first location resulting in response to potential damage to the nerve occurring at a second location of the body remote from the first location and producing a wireless sensed change output signal indicative of the change in the body;
(b) receiving the wireless sensed change output signal and generating a corresponding received output signal;
(c) receiving and analyzing the received output signal to determine the change in the nerve; and
(d) providing an indication to the surgeon responsive to the determined change in the body for indicating to the surgeon the potential damage to the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
- (a) placing at least one wireless sensing unit for monitoring potential damage to a nerve, said wireless sensing unit being placed at a first location of a body being operated on by a surgeon and being effective for sensing a change in the body at the first location resulting in response to potential damage to the nerve occurring at a second location of the body remote from the first location and producing a wireless sensed change output signal indicative of the change in the body;
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