US 12,303,301 B2
Intraoperative neural monitoring system and method
Christopher Wybo, Brighton, MI (US); Darren Scarfe, LaSalle (CA); Aashish Shah, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Jacob A. Marks, Mansfield, MA (US); and James G. Lee, South Weymouth, MA (US)
Assigned to DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/878,705.
Application 17/878,705 is a continuation of application No. 16/586,121, filed on Sep. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,399,777.
Prior Publication US 2022/0370020 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/743 (2013.01) [A61B 5/1104 (2013.01); A61B 5/1107 (2013.01); A61B 5/4893 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
applying a plurality of mechanical sensors to a patient to detect muscle movement;
detecting, using at least one of the plurality of mechanical sensors, an artificially induced response of a muscle of the patient; and
displaying, on a display having a graphical user interface (GUI):
if the response is a result of an electrical stimulus, at least one of:
an amplitude of the response; or
an identity of a nerve associated with the muscle; or
if the response is a spontaneous response:
a warning.