The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Wenjeng Li, Saint Johns, FL (US);
Dwayne Yamasaki, St. Augustine, FL (US);
Marc Zimmermann, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Kevin Mauch, Windsor, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04001 (2013.01); A61B 5/4041 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61M 25/0017 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/0521 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1089 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring a nerve includes a Foley type catheter having an exterior surface, and first and second pairs of ring electrodes formed on the exterior surface of the Foley catheter. Each of the first and second pairs of ring electrodes is configured to perform at least one of stimulating the nerve and recording nerve activity.