(Reuters) — Many doctors who order CT or MRI scans for patients with low back pain do so fearing that patients will be upset if they do not get imaging and because there is too little time to explain the risks and benefits of the tests, a new study found. The Choosing Wisely campaign, launched by […]
Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation
U.S. Special Forces test Oska’s Pulse anti-pain device
Oska Wellness said today its Oska Pulse chronic pain management device is being tested by members U.S. Special Forces, specifically the Navy SEALS, with positive early results, the company said. The San Diego, Calif.-based company’s Oska Pulse device is designed to use pulsed electromagnetic field technology as a complement to physical therapy to help reduce […]
Relievant Medsystems raises $36m
Relievant Medsystems said today that it raised a $36 million equity round to support clinical trials for its Intracept intraosseous nerve ablation system. The Intracept system is designed to use radio frequency energy delivered through specially designed instruments during a minimally invasive surgical procedure to access and ablate the basivertebral nerve. The company touts the system as […]
FDA approves St. Jude Medical’s Infinity DBS and directional leads
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that the FDA approved its Infinity deep-brain stimulation device, including its DBS directional leads, to treat Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. The Infinity system is designed so that Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) mobile devices can be used as wireless controllers, via a Bluetooth connection; St. Jude claims the system as the only upgradable DBS platform for […]
Study is 1st to quantify ‘brain hacking’ tDCS fields
Researchers have successfully visualized the field of effect of transcranial direct current stimulation using a novel magnetic resonance imaging technique, according to a new study. Results from the study were published in the journal Nature last month. Therapeutic procedures with tDCS are used to apply sustained changes in motor evoked potentials, and the technique has […]
FDA approves St. Jude Medical’s BurstDR spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain
St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ) said today that the FDA granted pre-market approval for its BurstDR spinal cord stimulation technology, which is designed to mimic the body’s natural nerve-firing patterns to optimize SCS treatment for chronic pain. The BurstDR technology is available with new implantations of St. Jude’s Proclaim Elite and Prodigy MRI SCS devices; it will also […]
FDA approves Valencia’s eCoin neurostim trial
Valencia Technologies said today it won investigational device exemption approval from the FDA to begin a trial of its eCoin neurostimulator for treating drug-resistant hypertension. The company is slated to pick up 300 patients on at least 3 antihypertensive drugs for a trial of the coin-sized device, which is designed to be placed in the forearm […]
Soterix Medical wins Health Canada approval, launches PainX tDCS
Soterix Medical said today it won Health Canada approval for and launched its PainX transcranial direct current stimulation technology designed for treating pain disorders in adults. The PainX tDCS system is a non-invasive, battery-powered device designed to deliver mild current to a specific section of the cerebral cortex to modulate reaction to painful experiences or control pain […]
FDA clears Medtronic’s StealthStation DBS lead placement software
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that the FDA granted 510(k) clearance for its StealthStation software, which is designed to help plan the placement of the leads used for deep-brain stimulation therapy. Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic said StealthStation is designed to work with its O-arm imaging system to integrate pre-operative planning and intraoperative imaging during DBS device implantations. “The […]
NeuroMetrix launches Quell fybromyalgia pilot study
NeuroMetrix (NSDQ:NURO) said today it is launching a pilot study of its Quell wearable pain relief device for treating patients with fibromyalgia. Waltham, Mass.-based NeuroMetrix said it is partnering with the Synovation medical group to carry out the study. “We have seen both clinical data and positive reviews that suggest that Quell may be beneficial in […]
Theranica raises seed round for Nerivio Migra wearable migraine device
Newly-formed med device company Theranica Bio-Electronics said today it closed a seed financing round led by Dr. Shimon Eckhouse and joined by a group of angel investors. The company did not release the amount raised in the round. Israel-based Theranica is developing the Nerivio Migra, a disposable neuromodulation patch designed to treat migraine headaches. “Theranica […]