Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 12096974, I need to search the USPTO database for the patent and then examine its cited references. I will use the Google Patents link provided in the initial prompt to access the patent information, as it typically lists cited prior art.

Based on the provided patent text, US patent 12096974 cites the following documents as prior art:

Prior Art References Cited in US12096974

The patent text itself explicitly mentions the following U.S. Publication Numbers in the context of describing additional features and functions of the nerve monitoring system and console:

• U.S. Publication No. 2016/0331459
• U.S. Publication No. 2018/0133460

The patent states these publications describe "Additional features and functions of the nerve monitoring system 108, as well as other functions of the various components of the console 104, including the evaluation/feedback algorithms 110 for providing real-time feedback capabilities for ensuring optimal therapy for a given treatment is administered, are described in at least U.S. Publication No. 2016/0331459 and U.S. Publication No. 2018/0133460, the contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties."

To provide a full citation, publication/filing date, brief description, and which claims it potentially anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102, I would need to perform a separate search for each of these publication numbers. However, based on the description within US12096974, these references primarily relate to:

• Brief Description (based on US12096974's description): These publications detail additional features and functions of nerve monitoring systems and consoles for neuromodulation devices. This includes evaluation/feedback algorithms for real-time feedback, monitoring temperature, impedance, and nerve locations/activity, and automatically controlling energy delivery.
• Potential Anticipated Claims (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): Given the nature of these references, they could potentially anticipate elements within US12096974's claims related to the console's functionality, nerve monitoring, feedback mechanisms, and automated control of energy delivery. Specifically, elements of the method claims (e.g., Claim 1, Claim 19) and device claims (e.g., Claim 10, Claim 15) that describe the control, monitoring, and feedback aspects of the therapeutic system might be implicated.

Without directly accessing the full text of U.S. Publication Nos. 2016/0331459 and 2018/0133460, a more precise anticipation analysis under 35 U.S.C. § 102 is not possible.