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Here are the top neurological device features from MassDevice and its sister publications (and scroll down to read the latest cardiology device news from MassDevice):
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Latest Neurological News
Bike helmet-style brain scanner used for first time with children
British brain researchers created a brain scanner in the style of a wearable bike helmet in order to better study brain development in young children. Researchers at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Center at the University of Nottingham, along with researchers from the University of Oxford and University College London, utilized magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology with […]
BioDirection announces manufacturing facility in New Mexico
Brain trauma treatment developer BioDirection announced that it leased a facility in Albuquerque, N.M., for manufacturing a critical component of its proprietary biosensor cartridge. The new 9,000 square-foot facility in Albuquerque is slated to house manufacturing of the Tbit system’s biosensor cartridge. The Tbit system is designed to use the proprietary biosensor technology to rapidly […]
Neural Analytics launches feasibility study for Lucid robot-assisted stroke device
Neural Analytics said yesterday that it has enrolled the first subjects in a study of its Lucid robotic system for the management of patients suspected of suffering a stroke. The Codex study is a prospective, single-arm, multi-center, safety and technical feasibility study under an FDA investigational device exemption for the Lucid system. Dr. Ifeanyi Iwuchukwu […]
Medtronic launches Activa DBS programmer
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said yesterday that it commercially launched its Activa patient programmer technology for deep brain stimulation in the U.S. The programmer won FDA approval in July and is designed to combine with a Samsung mobile device to allow patients to manage DBS therapy in a simple and discrete way. Medtronic said more than 150,000 patients […]
Neuronetics inks deal with TMS provider for NeuroStar depression device
Neuronetics (NSDQ:STIM) said today that it entered into a partnership with Success TMS to offer Neuronetics’ NeuroStar advanced therapy system as its preferred transcranial magnetic stimulation device across six states. The NeuroStar system is designed to use strong magnetic fields to stimulate areas of the brain associated with mood in the treatment of patients with […]
Viz.ai lands $50m Series B for stroke treatment
Viz.ai said yesterday that it received $50 million in Series B funding for its artificial intelligence software for treating acute ischemic stroke. The San Francisco-based company uses a computer-aided triage system designed to identify a suspected large vessel occlusion via CT scan and alerts a stroke team specialist within minutes, reducing the time to treatment […]
Nico wins FDA nod for Myriad Novus resection tool
Nico Corp. said it won 501(k) clearance from the FDA for its Myriad Novus resection tool. Indianapolis-based Nico said the device combines its Myriad resection tool with a xenon light and tissue-harvesting capabilities during intracerebral hemorrhage clot removal and subcortical tumor resection. “The Novus represents the next generation of Nico’s flagship product the Myriad,” president […]
Perflow Medical wins CE Mark for Cascade Agile neurovascular net
Perflow Medical said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Cascade Agile neurovascular net. Netanya, Israel-based Perflow said the Cascade Agile non-occlusive remodeling net is designed to allow continuous blood flow during cerebral aneurysm repair and coiling. “Multi-center clinical experience with the Cascade Net has been very positive to […]
Shape Memory Medical wins CE Mark for Trellix embolic coil
Shape Memory Medical said today that it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Trellix embolic coil for treating vascular abnormalities in brain and peripheral vasculature. The device is made using the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s shape memory polymer, a porous, polymeric material capable of changing from a smaller, catheter-deliverable shape to […]
This device can reactivate dead brains: Is it creepy or cool?
Scientists at Yale University have developed a device that can restore circulation and cellular activity in a pig’s brain four hours after death, raising ethical questions about the possibilities of one day applying it to humans. BrainEx is an open-source device originally based on CaVESWave, a system developed by Biomed Innovations of North Carolina to preserve donated organs for […]