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Implantable electrode assemblies

Researchers develop visual prosthetic to restore sight

March 21, 2025
By Simon Kerton
Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine filed for protection of the development of a lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) visual prosthetic device with implantable electrode arrays that stimulate the LGN and restore vision.
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Hands holding torn contract

Vivani looking to get slim with Cortigent neurostimulation spin

March 13, 2025
By Holland Johnson
The Vivani Medical Inc. combination appears to be over less than three years since its inception after the company reported plans to spin off Cortigent, the division that develops brain implants. Vivani said it plans to create two focused companies dedicated to driving current and future value in their respective therapeutic areas.
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Hands holding torn contract

Vivani looking to get slim with Cortigent neurostimulation spin

March 12, 2025
By Holland Johnson
The Vivani Medical Inc. combination appears to be over less than three years since its inception after the company reported plans to spin off Cortigent, the division that develops brain implants.
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Medtronic adaptive DBS System

​Medtronic‘s Brainsense lands CE mark for Parkinson’s

Jan. 13, 2025
By Shani Alexander
Medtronic plc secured CE mark approval under the EU Medical Device Regulation for its Brainsense adaptive deep brain stimulation system. The technology represents a major advancement in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease as it provides real-time, self-adjusting brain stimulation based on the patient’s brain activity, offering a more personalized therapy.
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Insightec Exablate Prime

Non-invasive procedure seen as effective, safe for severe OCD

Dec. 6, 2024
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
New research confirmed long-term efficacy and safety of a novel minimally invasive procedure with Insightec Inc.’s Exablate transcanial magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound system to alleviate symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Medtronic Percept RC

FDA approves Medtronic Asleep DBS surgery, expanded MRI labeling

Aug. 22, 2024
By Shani Alexander
The U.S. FDA recently granted Medtronic plc approval for its deep brain stimulation (DBS) system to be used to treat Parkinson’s disease or essential tremor while a patient is asleep, under general anesthesia. The approval gives patients another option for DBS therapy which can transform their quality of life, Amaza Reitmeier, vice president and general manager for Medtronic brain modulation, told BioWorld in an interview.
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Boston Scientific Vercise Genus system-

Parkinson’s DBS treatment vastly underutilized in the UK

June 19, 2024
By Shani Alexander
As new treatment options are being continually investigated and trialed against Parkinson’s disease, the possibilities offered by deep brain stimulation (DBS) risk being overlooked. Though not a cure, the therapy could vastly improve the quality of life for patients with the disease.
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Medtronic's Inceptiv neurostimulator

Medtronic wins FDA approval for pain-sensing spinal cord stimulator

May 1, 2024
By Holland Johnson
Medtronic plc said it secured U.S. FDA approval for its first closed-loop spinal cord stimulator (SCS), designed to take in signals from the body and adjust its therapy automatically.
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Cross section of brain

Deep brain stimulation of central thalamus restores consciousness in primate models

April 22, 2022
By Bernard Banga
A research team led by neuroscientists and neurosurgeons from Paris-Saclay University have recently managed to demonstrate that electrical stimulation of the thalamus can restore consciousness when this has been impaired.
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Vercise Neural Navigator with Stimview XT software on tablet

FDA approval stimulates Boston Scientific’s Neural Navigator

April 12, 2022
By Annette Boyle
Boston Scientific Corp.’s image-guided programming software, Vercise Neural Navigator with Stimview XT, got the green light from the FDA for use with the company’s deep brain stimulation (DBS) portfolio in patients with essential tremor or Parkinson’s disease. The software, developed in a collaboration with Brainlab AG, provides more sophisticated image-guided programming tools for personalization of the stimulation therapy, halving the time needed for adjustments and increasing precision.
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