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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2010
David C. Hacker, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Maria Charles Vijay Stanislaus, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Wenjeng LI, Saint Johns, FL (US);
Dwayne S. Yamasaki, Jacksonville, FL (US);
William C. Brunnett, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Kevin L. Mcfarlin, Jacksonville, FL (US);
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert K. Vaccaro, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
John M. Murphy, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Carla A. Pagotto, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Tino Schuler, Jacksonville, FL (US);
David C. Hacker, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Maria Charles Vijay Stanislaus, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Wenjeng Li, Saint Johns, FL (US);
Dwayne S. Yamasaki, Jacksonville, FL (US);
William C. Brunnett, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Kevin L. McFarlin, Jacksonville, FL (US);
James Britton Hissong, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Robert K. Vaccaro, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
John M. Murphy, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Carla A. Pagotto, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Tino Schuler, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring EMG signals of a patient's laryngeal muscles includes an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface. Conductive ink electrodes are formed on the exterior surface of the endotracheal tube. The conductive ink electrodes are configured to receive the EMG signals from the laryngeal muscles when the endotracheal tube is placed in a trachea of the patient. At least one conductor is coupled to the conductive ink electrodes and is configured to carry the EMG signals received by the conductive ink electrodes to a processing apparatus.