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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172768 | Systems and methods for intra-operative stimulation Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide safeguarding against tissue injury during surgical procedures and/or identify nerve damage occurring prior to surgery and/or verify range of motion or attributes of muscle contraction during reconstructive surgery. A... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8147421 | System and methods for determining nerve direction to a surgical instrument System (20) and related methods for performing surgical procedures and assessments, including the use of neurophysiology-based monitoring to determine nerve proximity and nerve direction to surgical instruments (30) employed in accessing a surgical tar... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137284 | Surgical access system and related methods A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137285 | Monopolar stimulation probe system A probe system for use with a neuro-monitoring device includes a wire probe, a cable and a handle. The cable has an adaptor at one end that is pressed from the side of the handle into an adaptor-shaped portion of a channel formed in the handle. The channel runs the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8083685 | System and method for laparoscopic nerve detection A surgical system aids identification of nerves in a body to help prevent damage to the nerves during surgery to the body proximate the nerves. An electrode introduced to within a body cavity through a catheter is placed proximate a nerve within the body cavity by a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8043226 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously measuring bio signals An apparatus and method for simultaneously measuring at least two different bio signals without interference are provided. The apparatus includes a stimulus signal generating unit generating the stimulus signal to be applied to a human body, a sensing unit contactin... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8016767 | Surgical access system and related methods A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures bef... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7963927 | Electromyography system An electromyography system and related method for performing automated screw test procedures, involving automatically determining an onset neuro-muscular response to the application of an electrical stimulus to a portion of pediculur bone and communicating to a user... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959577 | Method, system, and apparatus for neural localization Described herein are devices, systems and methods for determining if a nerve is nearby a device or a region of a device. In general, a device for determining if a nerve is nearby a device includes an elongate body having an outer surface with one or more bipole pair... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942826 | Insulated pedicle access system and related methods A pedicle access system including a cannula, a stylet, and a removable T-handle. The pedicle access system may be used to percutaneously approach the pedicle, initiate pilot hole formation, and conduct a stimulation signal to the target site for the purposes of perf... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7918802 | Positioning system for a nerve stimulator needle A target nerve or nerve plexus registration point is located utilizing a nerve stimulator needle positioned in a bore of a carrier. The carrier is configured with an electrically nonconductive smooth curved surface at a distal end of the bore. The needle tip is fixe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905840 | Surgical access system and related methods A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures bef... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896815 | Systems and methods for intra-operative stimulation Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide safeguarding against nerve injury during surgical procedures and/or identify nerve damage occurring prior to surgery and/or verify range of motion or attributes of muscle contraction during reconstructive surgery. A ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878981 | Systems and methods for intra-operative stimulation Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide safeguarding against tissue injury during surgical procedures and/or identify nerve damage occurring prior to surgery and/or verify range of motion or attributes of muscle contraction during reconstructive surgery. A... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7758513 | Apparatus and method for simultaneously measuring bio signals An apparatus and method for simultaneously measuring at least two different bio signals without interference are provided. The apparatus includes a stimulus signal generating unit generating the stimulus signal to be applied to a human body, a sensing unit contactin... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749171 | Method for automated detection of A-waves In one form of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting an A-wave, the method comprising: applying a series of stimuli to a nerve; recording a series of late responses; creat... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7628761 | Apparatus and method for performing nerve conduction studies with localization of evoked responses An apparatus and method for detecting physiological function, for example, nerve conduction, is described. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a housing including a stimulator shaped to fit a first anatomical site and a detector shaped to fit a second anatomica... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7582062 | Methods of neural centre location and electrode placement in the central nervous system A method of locating the position of a selected neural centre in the central nervous system of an animal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (a) stimulating neurons at a first central nervous system position; (b) measuring the field potential evoked at a... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7470236 | Electromyography system A method for detecting the presence of a nerve adjacent the distal end of at least one probe, comprising: determining relative neuro-muscular response onset values for a plurality of spinal nerves; emitting a stimulus pulse from a probe or surgical tool; detecting n... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7452335 | Method and apparatus for the detection of neuromuscular disease using disease specific evoked neuromuscular response analysis A method and apparatus for assessing neuromuscular pathology in an individual, by (a) applying a plurality of stimuli to a peripheral nerve; (b) recording from the peripheral nerve, or from a muscle innervated by the peripheral nerve, at least one response to each s... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7427271 | Diagnosis of fertility status by folliculogenesis monitoring in the vagina Methods and apparatus for interpreting vaginal measurement data by electronic means without the need for the user to take part in the data interpretation process. More specifically, an intelligent probe monitors folliculogenesis and correlates the ovarian function d... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424322 | Method and apparatus for stimulus artifact suppression Amplification of an evoked potential signal is carried out utilizing a high pass filter implemented as an integrator in a feedback loop which drives the DC offset voltage to zero. As a result, the feed-forward amplifier circuit has almost zero volts at its output si... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7399281 | Pain measurement system and method of measuring pain A pain measurement system is capable of accurately and reliably measuring the magnitude of temporary pain in a patient while reducing burdens on the patient during pain measurement. The pain measurement system has a system assembly including a controller that contro... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367956 | Patient sensory response evaluation for neuromodulation efficacy rating The invention is directed to a technique for rating neuromodulation efficacy based on evaluation of the response of the patient to sensory stimuli with and without delivery of neuromodulation therapy. In addition, the invention may provide a system capable of delive... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326181 | Nervous tissue stimulation device and method A method using a precisely controlled, computer programmable stimulus for neuroselective tissue stimulation that does not leave a sufficient voltage or electrical artifact on the tissue being stimulated that would interfere or prevent a monitoring system from record... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320595 | Bleaching device using electro-optical and chemical means, namely in the medical and dental field A device for bleaching a part of the human body has a wave-current generator, a plurality of electrodes and a conductive gel. The conductive gel is maintained in contact with the part of the body. An active product is cooperative with the gel so as to be activated u... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7305262 | Apparatus and method for acquiring oximetry and electrocardiogram signals A method and apparatus for acquiring pulse oximetry and electrocardiogram signals from an appendage of a patient. The apparatus can include a substrate that can be attached to the appendage of the patient, an emitter coupled to the substrate, a detector coupled to t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295124 | Reflex tester and method for measurement A response measuring system for measuring the time required for a user or subject to respond to a prompting event includes a controller or computer connected to a plurality of annunciator driving outputs and a plurality of sensor input receivers. Methods of using th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292884 | Impedance based reaction performance measuring device There are provided a device which can measure a reaction performance of a neurotransmission system and that of a muscle expansion/contraction system in a specific body part easily, and gives a direction that a muscle in a specific body part is to be in an unreacted ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292094 | Gain control amplifier A gain control amplifier is provided including: a non-inverting amplifier receiving an input voltage and a direct current reference voltage, and non-inverting amplifying and outputting an alternating component of the input voltage using a predetermined voltage gain ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286874 | Ensemble averaging for evoked responses Exemplary methods and devices for analyzing intracardiac electrocardiograms (IEGMs) using ensemble averaging and/or an ensemble average. Various methods and/or devices are suitable for use with atrial and/or ventricular autocapture. Other methods, devices and/or sys... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282033 | Positioning system for a nerve stimulator needle A target nerve or nerve plexus registration point is located utilizing a nerve stimulator needle positioned in a bore of a carrier. The carrier is configured with an electrically nonconductive smooth curved surface at a distal end of the bore. The needle tip is fixe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280989 | Phase-locked loop oscillatory neurocomputer A neural network computer (20) includes a weighting network (21) coupled to a plurality of phase-locked loop circuits (251-25N). The weighting network (21) has a plurality of weighting circuits (C11, . . . , C... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278975 | Method and apparatus for detecting a tremor induced in a subject A method and apparatus are provided for detecting tremors induced in a subject that are indicative of stress, emotion, fatigue, deception or other similar psychological states. The apparatus includes a signal source for directly applying an excitation signal having ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254446 | System and method for stimulus calibration for an implantable pulse generator A system, method, and computer program product for calibrating a stimulation device such as an implantable pulse generator (IPG). An IPG, whether it is a self-contained implantable pulse generator (SCIPG) or externally-powered implantable pulse generator (EPIPG), co... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248917 | Self treatment device An assembly for the purpose of self-treatment by electromagnetic waves. The assembly includes a transmitting coil arranged to transmit electromagnetic waves, the transmitting coil comprising a case in which an electromagnetic coil is accommodated. The coil is connec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246012 | Characterizing biological stimuli by response curves A method for calculating distances between stimulus response curves (e.g., dose response curves) allows classification of stimuli. The response curves show how the phenotype of one or more cells changes in response to varying levels of the stimulus. Each “point”... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7231256 | Neurostimulation site screening The disclosure describes a process for non-invasively screening a patient to select a stimulation site for treatment of head, neck or facial pain and tension symptoms caused by disorders such as occipital neuralgia. The screening process involves application of a tr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226430 | Closed loop system and method for controlling muscle activity via an intrathecal catheter A closed loop feedback drug delivery system for controlling muscle activity, e.g., spasticity. The system includes a sensor, e.g., an EMG sensor, for monitoring muscle activity and generating a detected muscle activity signal. A controller automatically adjusts at l... | 06/05/2007 |
