Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nerve location detection
- Patent Title (中): 神经位置检测
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Application No.: US14237084Application Date: 2013-09-16
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Publication No.: US09585618B2Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Boris Leschinsky , Jonathan R. Williams
- Applicant: Empire Technology Development LLC
- Applicant Address: US DE Wilmington
- Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US DE Wilmington
- Agency: Turk IP Law, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2013/060012 WO 20130916
- International Announcement: WO2015/038167 WO 20150319
- Main IPC: A61B5/0492
- IPC: A61B5/0492 ; A61B5/00 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/08 ; A61N1/36 ; A61B5/0488

Abstract:
Technologies are generally provided for identifying and marking the location of the laryngeal nerve prior to tissue dissection. A frame may include two multi-electrode stimulating probes, a slider with a guide movable between the two probes, and a marker probe including an anchor. The two probes supported on the frame may be inserted into tissue in a vicinity of the nerve, and a controller may sequentially stimulate the electrodes on each probe and measure electromyography (EMG) responses from each stimulated electrode. The controller may determine the nerve's location relative to the probes based on the measured EMG responses, where the location may include a lateral position between the probes and an estimated depth. The slider may be moved to the lateral position and the marker probe may be inserted through the slider to the determined depth. The anchor may be deployed next to the nerve to indicate the nerve location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150223720A1 NERVE LOCATION DETECTION Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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