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Patent Inventor Names
Changwang Wu0
Shai Gozani0
Xuan Kong0
Date of Patent
May 26, 2015
Patent Application Number
12475152
Date Filed
May 29, 2009
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Patent abstract
A method for localizing a needle to a nerve, the method comprising:using the needle to electrically stimulate the nerve, with a known current intensity, so as to evoke a nerve response;detecting the nerve response;analyzing the detected nerve response so as to identify at least one attribute of the same; andconfirming that the needle is in the immediate proximity of the nerve based upon known current intensity and at least one identified attribute of the detected nerve response.
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