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6533732 Nerve stimulator needle guidance system  
A target nerve or nerve plexus registration point is percutaneously located using a cutaneous nerve stimulator electrode to elicit response. The electrode includes a tip at the end of a coaxial...
6500128 Nerve movement and status detection system and method  
A method and system for detecting nerve status and relative movement between a nerve and a proximity electrode. The method determines relative movement between a nerve and a proximity electrode by...
6464647 Device and method for testing a nervous system  
The invention concerns devices and methods for testing the nervous system of a person. The device includes a pulse generator ( 16 ) that delivers stimulation pulses (P 1, P 2, P 3 ) to...
6432063 Method for direct diagnosis and treatment of pain of muscular origin  
The present invention relates to a method for direct diagnosis and treatment of a patient with a pain of muscular origin. The method comprises: a) applying an electric stimulus to a muscle in a...
6428484 Method and apparatus for picking up auditory evoked potentials  
The present invention relates to a device for picking up biological electrical signals, and more precisely auditory evoked potentials generated by acoustic and/or electrical and/or mechanical...
6347238 Method and apparatus for detecting, recording and analyzing spontaneously generated transient electric charge pulses in living organisms  
A method and apparatus is provided for detecting and recording a specific type of electric pulse induced in metal electrodes by the living tissue of humans, other animals or plants, and by certain...
6325764 Bi-level charge pulse apparatus to facilitate nerve location during peripheral nerve block procedures  
A self-contained electrolocation apparatus of the present invention includes an electrically conducting needle cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow bore therethrough. The...
6314315 Ductal orifice identification by characteristic electrical signal  
The invention provides methods and kits relating to identification of ductal orifices on a mammalian breast nipple. The methods employ technology to measure characteristic electrical signals on a...
6312392 Bipolar handheld nerve locator and evaluator  
A hand-held disposable combination surgical nerve evaluator and locator is provided. The device includes a housing that serves as a handpiece and that accommodates a printed circuit board, a DC...
6298256 Device and method for the location and catheterization of the surroundings of a nerve  
A device for the location and catheterization of the surrounding area of a nerve of a human or animal body, including a catheter and an electrically conducting puncture needle with proximal and...
6295468 Apparatus for measuring bioelectrical parameters  
An apparatus for measuring biological parameters of the human or animal body at acupuncture points, in particular of a bodily voltage or of an electrical resistance, making use of two constant...
6285905 Two-way medical treatment apparatus  
A two-way medical treatment apparatus includes a housing containing an electronic, oscillation generator capable of generating an oscillating current, and an electrode unit capable of being plugged...
6259945 Method and device for locating a nerve  
An improved method and device for locating a nerve based on a closed-loop automated system is described. The device applies an electro-stimulus to a target tissue area and measures and interprets a...
6224549 Medical signal monitoring and display  
The present invention provides a medical signal monitoring system and method for displaying physiological signals of different types and modalities in different formats on a single system....
6146335 Apparatus for methods for the assessment of neuromuscular function of the lower extremity  
Apparatus and methods are provided for the assessment of neuromuscular function. Using an apparatus of the invention, stimuli are applied to a nerve that traverses the ankle joint of an individual....
6132387 Neuromuscular electrode  
A neuromuscular electrode is provided for use in assessing a physiological function of a peripheral nerve and/or muscle innervated by that nerve. The electrode includes a stimulation site, a...
6092058 Automatic aiding of human cognitive functions with computerized displays  
An automatic aider of human cognitive functions for the operation of computerized displays. The invention estimates in real-time the mental decision made in response to a displayed stimulus from...
6086549 Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence  
The present invention provides an efficient and cost effective device for applying electrical stimulation to a body cavity. Preferred embodiments of the invention also provide the function of...
6027456 Apparatus and method for positioning spinal cord stimulation leads  
An apparatus for assisting in the placement of a spinal cord stimulation lead with respect to the dorsal column of a patient. The apparatus detects evoked potentials which result from the...
5957860 Method and apparatus for monitoring and/or controlling the neuromuscular blocking, specially the blocking produced by muscular relaxing pharmaceuticals during anaesthesia  
The method consists in the stimulation of a nerve and the detection and measurement of the response and is characterized in that the nerve stimulation is done in the skin which covers the muscles...
5928158 Medical instrument with nerve sensor  
An improved surgical instrument which is used for cutting of tissue. The instrument includes a sensor which identifies nerves within the patient which are proximate to the cutting member of the...
5913831 Method for testing reflexes using electrocardiograph  
A method for measuring and recording reflex response includes the steps of attaching an electrode to a first part of a test subject, connecting the electrode to an electrocardiograph, striking a...
5830151 Apparatus for locating and anesthetizing peripheral nerves a method therefor  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for locating and anesthetizing peripheral nerves. The apparatus of the present invention enables an operator to independently complete a nerve...
5806522 Digital automated current perception threshold (CPT) determination device and method  
A method of quantitatively determining and recording constant alternating current conscious perception threshold or current conscious pain perception threshold for the purposes of determining...
5797854 Method and apparatus for testing and measuring current perception threshold and motor nerve junction performance  
A system is provided for stimulating and measuring performance of nerves which utilizes a novel system of electrodes. A large moistened absorbent pad-type electrode is used to provide one...
5792212 Nerve evoked potential measurement system using chaotic sequences for noise rejection  
There is provided a measurement system for measuring signals evoked in response to stimulus pulses applied to a nerve, muscle or like physiological portion of a patient. The measurement system is...
5779642 Interrogation device and method  
An interrogation device is used to locate a nerve within the body. The device uses a piezoelectric crystal to locate a pulsing vessel proximate with the nerve. As the device is guided toward the...
5775331 Apparatus and method for locating a nerve  
An apparatus and method for stimulating and locating a nerve is described. The apparatus is closed-loop in nature in that the device is automated and is independent of the skill of the operator....
5771891 Apparatus and method for non-invasive blood analyte measurement  
A non-invasive blood analyte concentration monitor. The monitor includes a stimulator applying a stimulus to an endogenous tissue responsive to the stimulus and a detector for detecting a response...
5758651 Telemetry system and apparatus  
A system is disclosed for enabling telemetry from an auditory prosthesis, illustratively a cochlear prosthesis. An electrode array 10 is used both for delivering electrical stimuli, and for sensing...
5722419 System for determining the viability of tissue  
When human intestine becomes damaged due to insufficient blood perfusion (ischemic disease), the damaged tissue must be surgically removed and the remaining tissue sewn together (end-to-end...
5720296 Apparatus and method for analyzing body composition based on bioelectrical impedance analysis  
An apparatus for analyzing body composition based on bioelectrical impedance analysis, and a method therefor are disclosed. The method for analyzing body composition includes the step of providing...
5704368 Method of, and apparatus for, measuring electrogastrogram and intestinal electrogram  
An apparatus for measuring an electrogastrogram and an intestinal electrogram including at least an electrode fixed to a body surface, an amplifier for amplifying a potential detected by said...
5679004 Myoelectric feedback system  
A system and method is provided for learning, training and rehabilitation in which comparison is made of representative electrical signals produced by both a teacher (12) and a student (14) during...
5560372 Non-invasive, peripheral nerve mapping device and method of use  
A device for non-invasively locating the presence of peripheral nerves. The peripheral nerve mapping device has a sampling electrode comprising an array of a plurality of sub-electrodes, a...
5549118 Simultaneous testing of two motor capabilities of a human subject  
In a computer based system and method for behavior testing of human subjects, the subject is simultaneously presented with stimuli in two modes, for example, a screen showing a moving target spot...
5540235 Adaptor for neurophysiological monitoring with a personal computer  
A neurophysiological monitoring system is provided, comprising a primary module, having a first housing with a supply of electrical power from an external power source; a first detection circuit,...
5522386 Apparatus particularly for use in the determination of the condition of the vegetative part of the nervous system  
Apparatus for use in the determination of the condition of the vegetative part of the nervous system and/or of sensory functions of an organism, i.e. a human being or animal. The apparatus...
5482052 Method and apparatus for determining sensory functions  
A method and an instrument for measuring sensory functions (hearing vision, smell, tactile sense and pain sensitivity) of a human or an animal, whereby the sense under investigation is stimulated...
5474558 Procedure and system for spinal pedicle screw insertion  
Pedicle screws are inserted in spinal vertebrae in a manner to reduce the likelihood of nerve damage caused by improper screw placement. A screw opening is started in part of a skeletal region,...
5465718 Solid tumor, cortical function, and nerve tissue imaging methods and device  
There is disclosed a method for imaging tumor tissue adjacent to nerve tissue to aid in selective resection of tumor tissue without destroying nerve tissue, comprising the steps of illuminating an...
5425751 Method and apparatus for optimum positioning of a muscle stimulating implant  
A method and apparatus for determining the optimum location for implanting a muscle stimulating electrode. A test probe is provided for producing an electric current at various muscle tissue...
5409011 Bioenergy assessing method and system for diagnosing and providing therapy  
A system and method are provided for diagnosing, therapy, and/or prevention of a plurality of diseases. The method is based on an assessment of data, reflecting the level of inner bioenergy...
5405365 Implantable medical device having means for stimulating tissue contractions with adjustable stimulation intensity and a method for the operation of such a device  
Implantable medical device comprising a device for stimulating tissue contractions with adjustable stimulation intensity, whereby the stimulation intensity is set such that a stimulated event is...
5388587 Method and apparatus for measuring the transport time of nerve signals excited in different dermatoms of a patient  
Apparatus and method for diagnosing spinal disorders. Pairs, left and right, of symmetric dermatoms of a patient are individually excited by means of electrode pairs, and the "time of flight" is...
5381805 Cutaneous testing device for determining nervous system function  
An automatic apparatus for testing cutaneous responses of a patient is disclosed. The embodiments of the invention variously include components for: applying a nonambient temperature to the...
5333618 Portable self-contained instrument for the measurement of nerve resistance of a patient  
The instrument consists of a hollow elongated cylindrical housing having a stimulator circuit and a receptor circuit disposed therein. Stimulator leads are connected to the stimulator circuit and...
5327902 Apparatus for use in nerve conduction studies  
An apparatus for use in nerve conduction studies includes a fixture for supporting a reference electrode, a recording electrode, a cathode and an anode with the distance between the cathode and the...
5313956 Apparatus for measuring the transport time of nerve signals  
The invention relates to apparatus which includes stimulating electrodes (2,3) through which electrical signals are applied to an extremity of a patient (1). Detecting electrodes (30,40) are...
5284154 Apparatus for locating a nerve and for protecting nerves from injury during surgery  
The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for locating and identifying the function of specific peripheral nerves. In one embodiment, the present invention takes the form of a...
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