Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting muscle electrical signal
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-17
2010-12-07
Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting muscle electrical signal
C600S544000, C600S545000, C600S547000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07848797
ABSTRACT:
A method for the assessment of neuromuscular function by motor unit number estimation, comprising: (i) determining and controlling stimulation and data acquisition process via pre-configured electrode array so as to acquire stable and less uncertainty MU responses; (ii) pre-processing acquired MUs responses so as to attenuate noise, determine MUs activity region, and improve processing speed and accuracy; (iii) minimizing alternation effects by globally searching and comparing SMUPs; (iv) eliminating alternation effects by identifying alternating MUs directly; and (v) computing and reporting MUNE results, as well as the statistical description of these MUN estimates to evaluate its robustness.
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Gozani Shai N.
Han Zhixiu
Kong Xuan
Dougherty Sean P
Hindenburg Max
NeuroMetrix, Inc.
Pandiscio & Pandiscio
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