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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Wyatt Drake Geist, Davie, FL (US);
Christopher Walsh, Parkland, FL (US);
Inventors:
Wyatt Drake Geist, Davie, FL (US);
Christopher Walsh, Parkland, FL (US);
Assignee:
Integrity Intellect, Inc., Tamarac, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention describes a surgical implant that is equipped to provide neurological data during and after implantation. Neurological monitoring ensures accurate insertion of the implant with minimal disturbance of neural structures. The implant includes at least one electrically conductive region that is utilized to determine the distance from and direction to a nerve with respect to the implant.