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 […]
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Latest Neurological News
Medtronic bids for FDA approval of OAB/FI neuromodulation device
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it filed a pre-market approval supplement with the FDA for its InterStim Micro neurostimulator and its InterStim SureScan MRI leads. The InterStim Micro is a rechargeable, implantable sacral neuromodulation device designed to send electrical impulses to sacral nerves and normalize connections between the brain, bladder and bowel for treating patients with […]
Study: Mechanical thrombectomy no better than best medical care for stroke
An international study and meta-analysis have found that mechanical thrombectomy and best medical management produce similar results in stroke patients with emergency large-vessel occlusion and mild resulting deficits. Up to 10% of patients with emergency large-vessel occlusion treated within six hours can have mild deficits and deteriorate rapidly or gradually, leaving physicians in a conundrum […]
6 medtech innovations out of Mayo Clinic you need to know
The Mayo Clinic over the past century has pioneered everything from heart-lung machines to patient monitoring to high-speed CT scanning. As one of the most respected nonprofit academic medical centers in the world, the Mayo Clinic continues to innovate. A major center of innovation at the Rochester, Minn.–based practice is its Division of Engineering, where […]
I’m a medtech expert who survived a tumor in my head
More than five months into a successful recovery from surgery to remove a golfball-sized meningioma, medtech industry veteran Bill Betten reflects on lessons learned. Bill Betten, Betten Systems Solutions A neurosurgeon walks into the room and says, “So you’re the interesting case.” Not exactly words one wants to hear, but the scientist and engineer inside […]
Aurora Concussion Therapy Systems wins breakthrough nod from FDA
Aurora Concussion Therapy Systems said this week that it won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its Aurora Light therapy system for concussion treatment. The Aurora Light therapy system is designed to apply a non-invasive, near-infrared light to energize the brain’s metabolic cascade process, accelerating the healing process for concussions and other mild brain […]
Cala Health touts top-line data on Trio wearable for essential tremor
Cala Health yesterday presented top-line data from a study of its Cala Trio therapy for treating essential tremor. Trio is a wrist-worn neuromodulation device designed to stimulate nerves responsible for the tremor to provide symptomatic relief. Burlingame, Calif.-based Cala Health said its Prospect trial, which is touts as the largest ever conducted for essential tremor, […]
Synchron touts first-in-human implantation for brain-computer interface
Synchron said today that it completed the first successful clinical implantation of the Stentrode neural interface technology designed to restore communication in people with severe paralysis. The Campbell, Calif.-based company said the minimally invasive neural interface technology, as part of the Synchron brain-computer interface, is in its first clinical feasibility trial. The Stentrode is an […]
Balt parent escapes Neurvana Medical sabotage suit
Balt International this week escaped a lawsuit brought by Neurvana Medical accusing Balt, its U.S. subsidiary and two executives of reneging on a $16 million deal for its Titan neurovascular catheter in scheme to “sabotage and destroy” Neurvana. In September 2016, the French company acquired Blockade Medical, including its Barricade coil and a facility in Irvine, […]
Zimmer Biomet warns on Rosa Brain robot software issue
Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) last week warned of a software glitch with its Rosa Brain 3.0 devices for robot-assisted neurosurgery procedures. No long-term adverse events were reported from the problem, in which a sequence workflow can trigger “a discrepancy between initial skin marking on the skull and instrument trajectory,” the Warsaw, Ind.-based company said. “In all […]
Wallaby Medical wins FDA nod, CE Mark for Avenir neurovascular coil
Wallaby Medical announced yesterday that it won FDA 510(k) clearance and CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Avenir coil system for intracranial aneurysms and other neurovascular abnormalities. The Laguna Hills, Calif.-based company also said it inked an exclusive distribution deal with Phenox for the commercialization of Avenir in the U.S. and Europe. […]