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A new multifunction nerve stimulator
Author(s) -
DRUMMOND G. B.,
WRIGHT A. D. J.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1982.tb01820.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nerve stimulator , neuromuscular transmission , peripheral nerve , battery (electricity) , neuromuscular monitoring , anesthesia , biomedical engineering , neuromuscular blockade , anatomy , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary A new peripheral nerve stimulator for monitoring neuromuscular transmission during relaxant use is described and evaluated. Performance was according to specification and the characteristics are suitable for reproducible monitoring. Useful facilities are a display of the stimulating current, and a rapid check of battery state.