Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Neural-monitoring enabled sleeves for surgical instruments
- Patent Title (中): 外科手术仪器的神经监测使用套管
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Application No.: US12756829Application Date: 2010-04-08
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Publication No.: US08523873B2Publication Date: 2013-09-03
- Inventor: Jeetendra S. Bharadwaj , Bradley E. Steele
- Applicant: Jeetendra S. Bharadwaj , Bradley E. Steele
- Applicant Address: US IN Warsaw
- Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Warsaw
- Main IPC: A61B17/17
- IPC: A61B17/17

Abstract:
A neural monitoring enabled insulating sleeve for use with a surgical instrument during a surgical procedure on a patient in patient body tissue includes a tubular portion having a proximal end, a distal end, and a bore extending therethrough. The bore is configured to receive the surgical instrument. The tubular portion being formed of a material that electrically insulates the surgical instrument from the patient body tissue and having a flexible portion configured to flex between a locked and an unlocked condition. A camming component is configured to interface at the proximal end of the tubular portion. It is configured to cam the flexible portion between the locked and unlocked condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110251597A1 NEURAL-MONITORING ENABLED SLEEVES FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Public/Granted day:2011-10-13
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