Patent ID: 8452370

Claim:
An electromyographic (EMG) recording electrode assembly for intraopertaive nerve integrity monitoring, comprising: one or more cables enabled for connection directly or indirectly to a nerve integrity monitor; an electrode hub connected to the one or more cables; and one or more needle electrodes connected to the electrode hub, each of the one or more needle electrodes being an electrode configured to extend, along a line of insertion into a patient, from the electrode hub to a first bend, and to extend from the first bend in a first direction away from the electrode hub to a second bend, and to extend from the second bend in a second direction to an end of the electrode, defining a proximal needle segment from the hub to the second bend and a terminal needle segment from the second bend to the end of the electrode, wherein the terminal needle segment and at least a portion of the proximal needle segment are insertable into a patient along the line of insertion.