SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVOKING A REFLEX TO MONITOR THE NERVES OF THE LARYNX

A system includes an endotracheal tube having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the electrodes include at least one stimulating electrode configured to stimulate tissue of a patient and at least one monitoring electrode configured to monitor at least one nerve of a patient. The system includes a ne...

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Hauptverfasser: McFarlin, Kevin L, Hacker, David C, Narasimhan, Anirudhan
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A system includes an endotracheal tube having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the electrodes include at least one stimulating electrode configured to stimulate tissue of a patient and at least one monitoring electrode configured to monitor at least one nerve of a patient. The system includes a nerve integrity monitor device configured to send a stimulation signal to the at least one stimulating electrode to evoke a reflex response, and configured to receive a monitoring signal from the at least one monitoring electrode.