NON-INVASIVE ACQUISITION OF LARGE NERVE ACTION POTENTIALS (NAPS) WITH CLOSELY SPACED SURFACE ELECTRODES AND REDUCED STIMULUS ARTIFACTS

摘要

The present invention addresses the foregoing problems associated with the prior art by providing a novel method and apparatus (5) for, non-invasively detecting large nerve action potentials (NAPs) while effectively minimizing or substantially eliminating stimulus artifacts, even where the stimulation site ( 15, 20) and the detection site (25, 30) are in close physical proximity (80) to one another, e g, within about 2 cm of one another.