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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Applicants:
James Gharib, San Diego, CA (US);
Allen Farquhar, San Diego, CA (US);
Kelli Howell, San Diego, CA (US);
Doug Layman, San Diego, CA (US);
Albert Pothier, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
James Gharib, San Diego, CA (US);
Allen Farquhar, San Diego, CA (US);
Kelli Howell, San Diego, CA (US);
Doug Layman, San Diego, CA (US);
Albert Pothier, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nu Vasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention involves a system and methods for assessing the state of the neuromuscular pathway to ensure further nerve tests aimed at detecting at least one of a breach in a pedicle wall, nerve proximity, nerve direction, and nerve pathology, are not conducted when neuromuscular blockade levels may decrease the reliability of the results.