Thursday, December 3, 2009

SJM Releases New Neurostimulator Programming Software

Filed under: Neurological Surgery , Orthopedic Surgery

At the ongoing North American Neuromodulation Society annual meeting in Las Vegas, St. Jude Medical is unveiling new software to help program company's spinal cord stimulators. The new MultiSteering Technology for the Rapid Programmer platform aims to make customizing neurostimulators faster and more comprehensive.

Features from the press release:

  • Allows more than 10 times the number of electrode configurations to be evaluated in the same amount of time as conventional programming
  • Efficiently captures multiple painful areas by enabling the clinician to evaluate stimulation patterns in real time
  • Provides control of multiple stimulation fields for optimal pain coverage
  • Press release: New Neurostimulation Patient Programming Software Enables More Thorough and Efficient Capture of Complex Pain Patterns...

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