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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Jeff Thramann, Longmont, CO (US);
James Higgins, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Thramann, Longmont, CO (US);
James Higgins, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ProNerve, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endotracheal tube usable for intraopertive monitoring of the laryngeal nerve. The endotracheal tube includes at least one electrical contact that is movable along and about an exterior sidewall of the endotracheal tube and connected to the exterior sidewall by a connector when the electrode is placed in a position to optimize the conductivity between the nerve being monitored and the electrical contact. The electrical contact may be connected using a locking tube, tape, adhesive, etc.