CPC A61B 5/1106 (2013.01) [A61B 5/7275 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method to estimate recovery time of a patient from neuromuscular block (NMB), comprising:
applying a first series of stimulations to a nerve of the patient at a first measurement time;
measuring a plurality of muscle twitches in response to each of the first series of stimulations;
calculating a muscle response ratio based on the measured muscle twitches in response to the first series of stimulations;
utilizing a recovery model and the calculated muscle response ratio from the patient to generate a predicted recovery trend for the patient;
monitoring subsequent trend values measured from the patient based on muscle twitches measured in response to subsequent series of stimulations applied to the patient;
comparing the subsequent measured trend values to the predicted recovery trend; and
selectively modifying the predicted recovery trend based on the comparison,
wherein the estimation method is restarted when a measured trend value, from among the monitored subsequent trend values, at a measurement time is below the predicted recovery trend by more than a predetermined limit.
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