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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2018
Sidewaystrategies Llc, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Jonathan D. Block, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Hieu T. Ball, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
SidewayStrategies LLC, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments can include a nerve mapping and monitoring system that can include a multi-polar stimulation unit, an electrical connector, an instrument having a grid array, where the grid array can comprise a plurality of electrodes, where each of the plurality of electrodes can be configured to be stimulated by the multi-polar stimulation unit, a recording element, where the recording element can be configured to detect a muscle response elicited by the grid array, and a computer, where the computer can be configured to monitor the muscle response elicited by the grid array such that neural structures can be identified and avoided.