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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Evoked spinal cord potential monitoring apparatus and evoked spinal cord potential monitoring system
Taijiro Sueda, Hiroshima, JP;
Taijiro Sueda, Hiroshima, JP;
Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
The evoked spinal cord potential monitoring apparatus of the present invention includes: a pair of electrodes; and a holding sectionfor holding the pair of electrodes, a tip section of each of the electrodesbeing extended outwards from an end of the holding section, and the electrodesbeing movable relative to the holding sectionA hook sectionengageable to an intercostal nerve is provided at the tip section of each of the electrodes, and the electrodesor the holding sectionis moved while the hook sectionis coupled to the intercostal nerve such that the hook sectionand the holding sectionare able to hold the intercostal nerve therebetween. The apparatus requires no preoperative preparation, is capable of coping with an emergency case, and further, is unsusceptible to the influence of anesthetics.