System and Methods for Performing Neurophysiologic Assessments During Spine Surgery

a neurophysiologic assessment and spine surgery technology, applied in the field of system and methods for performing neurophysiologic assessments during surgery, can solve the problems of increasing surgery time, complex and difficult data interpretation, and serious concern for neurophysiological impairmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-09
NUVASIVE
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[0017]In a further embodiment of the surgical system of the present invention, a bite block may be used in conjunction with the MEP stimulator, ...

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Despite ongoing advances in surgical methods, however, neurological impairment remains a serious concern during surgical spine procedures.
The safety of the spinal cord is of paramount importance because damage to the spinal cord may have devastating results for the patient.
Interpreting the data can be a complex and difficult task and typically requires specially tra...

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[0061]Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure. The systems disclosed herein boast a variety of inventive features and components that warrant patent protection, both individually and in combination.

[0062]FIG. 1 illustrates, by way of example only, a surgical system 10 capable of assessing the health of the spinal cord via at...

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Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an algorithm aimed at neurophysiology monitoring, and more particularly to an algorithm capable of quickly finding stimulation thresholds over multiple channels of a neurophysiology monitoring system.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present invention is an International Patent Application and claims the benefit of priority from commonly owned and co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 649,724, entitled “System and Methods for Monitoring Before, During and / or After Surgery,” and filed on Feb. 2, 2005, the entire contents of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference into this disclosure as if set forth in its entirety herein. Benefit is also claimed from commonly owned and co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 719,897, entitled “Multi-Channel Stimulation Threshold Detection Algorithm for Use With Neurophysiology Monitoring Systems,” and filed on Sep. 22, 2005, the entire contents of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference into this disclosure as if set forth in its entirety herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]I. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates generally to a system and meth...

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IPC IPC(8): A61B5/05
CPCA61B5/0488A61B5/4504A61N1/37247A61N1/36003A61N1/36014A61N1/0548A61B5/4041A61B5/407A61B5/389A61B5/4893A61B5/7475
Inventor GHARIB, JAMESFARQUHAR, ALLENLAYMAN, DOUGBALZER, JEFFCALANCIE, BLAIR
Owner NUVASIVE
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