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Neurophysiologic monitoring

  • US 9,392,953 B1
  • Filed: 09/19/2011
  • Issued: 07/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for detecting and monitoring nerves during surgery, comprising:

  • at least one electrode configured to detect activity from a muscle innervated by a nerve;

    a surgical accessory configured to transmit stimulation signals; and

    a control unit communicatively linked to said at least one EMG electrode and said accessory, the control unit being configured to perform free-run EMG monitoring by monitoring muscle activity detected by the at least one electrode, the control unit also being configured to perform stimulated EMG monitoring by directing delivery of stimulation signals from the surgical accessory, receiving neuromuscular response data from the at least one electrode, and determining a relationship between the stimulation signal and associated neuromuscular response activity,wherein the control unit further includes a selectable sensitivity setting for which a voltage sensitivity setting is selected, the selected sensitivity setting representing a minimum amplitude detected by the electrode recognized by the control unit as an event, and wherein the control unit applies a pre-determined differential sensitivity setting that differs from the selected sensitivity setting to activity associated with free-run EMG monitoring and activity associated with stimulated EMG monitoring.

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