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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Markku Erik Spoof, Jokela, FI;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4848 (2013.01); A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61B 5/4035 (2013.01); A61N 1/36014 (2013.01); A61B 5/1114 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for monitoring neuromuscular blockade in patients during surgical procedures. In one embodiment, a system includes a stimulator, an electromyography (EMG) sensor, a kinemyography (KMG) sensor, and a single connector configured to couple each of the stimulator, the EMG sensor, and the KMG sensor to a patient monitoring device via a single input. In this way, neuromuscular transmission (NMT) monitoring in patient may be done reliably by ensuring that NMT measurement from a first sensor (EMG sensor) is in line with the measurement of the second sensor (KMG sensor).