The Nevro Senza, as shown in a video on the company's website. Nevro’s stock is now up more than 20% from where it was late last week, after the Menlo Park, CA–based company said that the FDA has deemed the PMA for its spinal ...
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Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound can heighten sensory perception in humans, according to a paper published online January 12 in Nature Neuroscience. In the study, carried out by scientists at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and ...
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EnteroMedics has submitted premarket approval (PMA) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Maestro Rechargeable System's VBLOC, a vagal blocking therapy to treat obesity. Maestro RC system delivers vagal blocking ...
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St. Jude Medical has obtained CE mark for its deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems, designed for the treatment of primary and secondary dystonia. The Brio, Libra and LibraXP DBS devices, which are placed using two thin leads with small ...
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EnteroMedics has reported ReCharge study results of its VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, designed for the treatment of obesity. The pacemaker-like Maestro system delivers VBLOC therapy via two small electrodes that are laparoscopically ...
EnteroMedics has reported subgroup analysis data from EMPOWER trial of its pacemaker-like device, designed to target the multiple digestive functions under control of the vagus nerves and to affect the perception of hunger and fullness. ...
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EnteroMedics has, for the first time, implanted the Maestro Rechargeable system at the Hadi Hospital in Kuwait. Maestro system featuring two small electrodes are laparoscopically implanted and placed in contact with the trunks of the ...
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