Medtronic Xomed, Inc.

Carla A Pagotto

David C Hacker

William Charles Brunnett

Wenjeng Li

Dwayne S Yamasaki

Maria Charles Vijay Stanislaus

Kevin Lee McFarlin

James B Hissong

Robert K Vaccaro

John Murdock Murphy

David J Little

Charles Stanislaus

Tino Schuler

Denise Grant

Sonny Yamasaki

Maria Charles Stanislaus

Dwayne Sonny Yamasaki

James Britton Hissong

John M Murphy

Denise G Grant

Kevin Mcfarlin

John Murphy

Rob Vaccaro

Britt Hissong

Dave Little

William C Brunnett

Kevin L Mcfarlin

An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface. Conductive electrodes are formed on the endotracheal tube. The conductive electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient. At least wireless sensor is formed on the endotracheal tube, and is configured to wirelessly transmit information to a processing apparatus.

Endotracheal tube apparatus

A nerve electrode cuff includes an electrode and a cuff body.

Nerve electrode

An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface and a first location configured to be positioned at the patient's vocal folds. A first electrode is formed on the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube substantially below the first location to receive EMG signals primarily from below the vocal folds. A second electrode is formed on the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube substantially above the first location to receive EMG signals primarily from above the vocal folds. The first and second electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient.

An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface. Conductive ink electrodes are formed on the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube. The conductive ink electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient. At least one conductor is coupled to the conductive ink electrodes and is configured to carry the EMG signals received by the conductive ink electrodes to a processing apparatus.

An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface and a first location configured to be positioned at the patient's vocal folds. A first electrode is formed on the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube substantially below the first location. A second electrode is formed on the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube substantially above the first location. The first and second electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient.

A nerve monitoring system facilitates monitoring an integrity of a nerve.

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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States of America

Carla A Pagotto