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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
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, Wixom, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1104 (2013.01); A61B 5/4519 (2013.01); A61B 5/6828 (2013.01); A61B 5/4893 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining a change in nerve function attributable to a surgical procedure includes assessing the nerve function via a first, induced mechanomyographic muscle response prior to the surgical procedure, and reassessing the nerve function via a second, induced mechanomyographic muscle response after the surgical procedure. Each mechanomyographic muscle response may be induced through an electrical stimulus provided directly to the nerve of the subject.