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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Applicants:
Stephen Bartol, Windsor, CA;
Christopher Wybo, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Bartol, Windsor, CA;
Christopher Wybo, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Surgical Solutions, LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of detecting an induced muscle response includes monitoring a mechanical parameter of a muscle; computing an amount of muscle jerk from the monitored parameter; comparing the computed muscle jerk to a jerk threshold; and identifying the occurrence of an induced muscle response if the computed muscle jerk exceeds the threshold.