Inventors:
Donetta Vaughan - , US
Kabir Gambhir - San Diego CA, US
Robin H. Vaughan - Escondido CA, US
Brian Bowman - San Diego CA, US
Ryan Watson - Denver CO, US
Laura Wilson - West Chester PA, US
Benjamin Arnold - San Diego CA, US
International Classification:
A61B 5/04
Abstract:
A nerve surveillance electrode assembly for a surgical access instrument including a substrate, at least one electrode, at least one lead, and a connector such that the nerve surveillance electrode assembly may be selectively applied to a surgical access instrument in such a way that the nerve surveillance electrode assembly is positioned to detect nerves while the surgical access instrument is being advanced toward a surgical target site.