ELECTROMYOGRAPHY RESPONSE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

An exemplary EMG response detection system may be configured to 1) direct an implantable stimulator to sequentially present a plurality of substantially identical stimulation events to a patient, 2) record a plurality of EMG signals generated by a muscle in the patient and each corresponding to a presentation of a particular stimulation event included in the plurality of substantially identical stimulation events, 3) determine an asynchronous component of each of the recorded EMG signals, and 4) utilize the asynchronous components of the recorded EMG signals to determine whether an EMG response is evoked by the stimulation events.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a stimulation management facility configured to direct an implantable stimulator to sequentially present a plurality of substantially identical stimulation events to a patient; a recording facility communicatively coupled to the stimulation management facility and configured to record a plurality of electromyography (“EMG”) signals generated by a muscle in the patient and each corresponding to a presentation of a particular stimulation event included in the plurality of substantially identical stimulation events; and an EMG signal processing facility communicatively coupled to the recording facility and configured to
determine an asynchronous component of each of the recorded EMG signals, the asynchronous components of the recorded EMG signals each being unsynchronized with the presentation of the stimulation events, andutilize the asynchronous components of the recorded EMG signals to determine whether an EMG response is evoked by the stimulation events.