US Patent Issued to MEDTRONIC XOMED on June 3 for "Nerve monitoring and/or stimulation electrode assemblies" (Georgia, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,212, issued on June 3, was assigned to MEDTRONIC XOMED INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.).

"Nerve monitoring and/or stimulation electrode assemblies" was invented by Matthew L. Cantwell (Canton, Ga.), David C. Hacker (Jacksonville, Fla.) and John R. Prisco (Canton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Stimulation and recording electrode assemblies that are particularly useful for Automatic Period Stimulation (APS). Such embodiments are compatible with nerve monitoring systems to provide continuous stimulation of a nerve during surgery. Certain embodiments include an electrode assembly having cuff including a body and two ears extending from the ...