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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
William Taylor, Del Mar, CA (US);
Assignee:
NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/296 (2021.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 5/296 (2021.01); A61B 5/407 (2013.01); A61B 5/4041 (2013.01); A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0206 (2013.01); A61B 5/743 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00039 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0262 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0814 (2016.02); A61B 2505/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
A neuromonitoring system utilizes transcutaneous, trans-abdominal nerve root stimulation to monitor the health and status of the motor neural pathways of the lower extremities during the portions of a surgical procedure in which a tissue retraction assembly is used to maintain an operative corridor. A method of monitoring the status of nerve during a spinal surgical procedure delivers a transcutaneous, trans-abdominal stimulation signal to the spine. A determination is made of a stimulation threshold required to elicit a neuromuscular response from the stimulation signal.