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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Norbert F. Kaula, Arvada, CO (US);
Jeffrey J. Blewett, San Diego, CA (US);
James Gharib, San Diego, CA (US);
Allen Farquhar, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); A61B 5/04001 (2013.01); A61B 5/0488 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/36 (2013.01); A61B 5/1106 (2013.01); A61B 5/7217 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention involves systems and methods for determining nerve proximity, nerve direction, and pathology relative to a surgical instrument based on an identified relationship between neuromuscular responses and the stimulation signal that caused the neuromuscular responses.