Patent ID: 11911607
Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus, comprising:
an endotracheal tube having an exterior surface and a first location configured to be positioned at the patient's vocal folds;
an inflatable cuff connected to the endotracheal tube near a distal end of the endotracheal tube; and
only three electrodes printed on the exterior surface and positioned proximal to the inflatable cuff;
wherein the only three electrodes are laterally offset to substantially surround a circumference of the endotracheal tube, and wherein at least a subset of the three electrodes is configured to receive electromyographic (EMG) signals from laryngeal muscles when the subset is positioned in contact with a trachea of a patient;
wherein one conductive electrode of the only three conductive electrodes is longitudinally staggered with the other conductive electrodes of the only three conductive electrodes.