Patent Document ID: 10098585
Application ID: 14206945
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of neuromonitoring, comprising: delivering test stimulus signals to different combinations of stimulating electrodes disposed at or near a dermatome or myotome innervated by a first nerve, wherein each of the different combinations of stimulating electrodes have a known configuration; receiving nerve response signals detected by a response sensor disposed in tissue near the first nerve, wherein each of the nerve response signals corresponds to one of the test stimulus signals delivered to one of the different combinations of stimulating electrodes; measuring a nerve response time associated with each of the nerve response signals using a calibration sensor; determining a characteristic of the first nerve based on the nerve response signals and corresponding nerve response times; determining a distance between the different combinations of stimulating electrodes and the first nerve based on the characteristic and nerve response time of the first nerve; and using a processor, processing the test stimulus signals and nerve response signals to automatically select an optimum one of the different combinations of stimulating electrodes, wherein processing the test stimulus signals comprises determining a response latency associated with each stimulating electrode of the different combinations of stimulating electrodes; synchronizing test stimulus signals for the selected combination of stimulating electrodes, wherein synchronizing the stimulus signals comprises delivering or delaying the test stimulus signal depending on the determined response latencies; and communicating an indication of a location of the nerve to a user, wherein the location is determined using the distance between the different combinations of stimulating electrodes and the first nerve.