Patent ID: 9566015
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical method, comprising: attaching a plurality of sensing probes to a tissue of a patient, the plurality of sensing probes electrically coupled to an input module; operating an electrosurgical unit proximate the plurality of sensing probes; simultaneously receiving first and second input signals from the plurality of sensing probes, the first input signal of the plurality of input signals indicative of electromyographic (EMG) activity of the patient and operation of the electrosurgical unit and the second input signal of the plurality of input signals indicative of an artifact of metal-to-metal contact; classifying the first input signal received from the plurality of sensing probes as a function of a level of EMG activity received from the patient with an EMG detection module; and providing an output signal indicative of the level of EMG activity with an output module; detecting for artifact in the second input signal with an artifact detection module; and providing a first indication to suppress the second input signal at the output module when artifact is detected in the second input signal.