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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2005
Geoffrey B. Thrope, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Joseph J. Mrva, Euclid, OH (US);
Robert B. Strother, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Geoffrey B. Thrope, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Joseph J. Mrva, Euclid, OH (US);
Robert B. Strother, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Checkpoint Surgical, LLC, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide safeguarding against nerve injury during surgical procedures and/or identify nerve damage occurring prior to surgery and/or verify range of motion or attributes of muscle contraction during reconstructive surgery. A stimulation control device may incorporate a range of low and high intensity stimulation to provide a stimulation and evaluation of both nerves and muscles. A stimulation control device is removably coupled to a surgical device or is imbedded within the medical device to provide a stimulation and treatment medical device.