Abstract: An intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring system and method for using such is disclosed. The system stimulates and interprets predictable external effects of elevated ICP. In one embodiment, the system non-invasively and continuously monitors ICP by stimulating and interpreting predictable changes measured in the otoacoustic emission (OAE) signal of the patient. The system may alternately non-invasively and continuously monitor ICP by stimulating, measuring, and interpreting other responses which rely on the transmission of vibrations through the middle ear cochlear interface, such as tympanograms (TGRAMs), ocular-acoustic reflex, auditory brainstem response (ABR), or cochlear microphonics.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 5, 2001
Date of Patent:
July 8, 2003
Assignee:
Rice Creek Medical, LLC
Inventors:
Scott C. Meyerson, Paul Alexandre Avan, Bela Buki