Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Advanced Wireless and Battery-Free Optogenetics Device to Control Neuronal Activation
Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed an advanced optogenetics device that can stimulate multiple areas of the brain at once and control the intensity of emitted light. The miniaturized device is wireless and battery-free, and...
Neurosurgery
Implant Simultaneously Reads and Stimulates Brain to Control Parkinson's, Other Diseases
Electrical stimulation may serve to treat a variety of brain-related conditions, and there are already a number of products that help to control Parkinson's, essential tremor, addiction, and depression. Though there's a considerable ongoing...
Neurosurgery
Nuvectra Spinal Cord Stimulator Approved in Europe for Full Body MRI Scans
Nuvectra Corporation out of Plano, Texas, won European MR-conditional approval for its Algovita spinal cord stimulator to be safe while receiving full body MRI scans. The Algovita implant is used to control chronic intractable pain of the trunk...
Neurosurgery
CanGaroo Envelope Now Cleared in U.S. to Protect Implantable Neurostimulators
Aziyo Biologics, out of Silver Springs, Maryland, won FDA clearance for its CanGaroo Envelope to be used with implantable neurostimulators. It has previously been cleared only for encapsulating implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers and...
Neurosurgery
Severely Disabled People Control Tablet Computer via Brain Implant
A team of researchers in the U.S. has given three quadriplegic people the ability to use an off-the-shelf tablet computer with impressive ease. The researchers used a BrainGate2 neural interface that relies on an intracortical electrode array...
Neurosurgery
Canon's New Alphenix 4D CT and C-Arm System for Interventional Procedures
Canon Medical is releasing a new high end CT scanning and fluoroscopy configuration for use in the interventional suite. The system combines the company's Alphenix Sky + C-arm, Hybrid Catheterization Tilt/Cradle Table, and the Aquilion ONE /...
Neurosurgery
FDA Clears Canon's Vantage Orian 1.5 Tesla MRI
Canon Medical won FDA clearance to bring to the U.S. market its brand new Vantage Orian 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner. It features a wide 71 centimeter bore and quiet operation thanks to its Pianissimo and Pianissimo Zen technologies. Pianissimo...
Neurosurgery
Cios Spin Mobile 3D C-Arm for Orthopedic Surgery
Siemens Healthineers has unveiled a new mobile C-arm, the Cios Spin, that can provide both 2D and 3D imaging in just about any operating room. Mostly intended for orthopedic procedures, the device allows clinicians that are currently using 2D...
Neurosurgery
3M's New Durapore Advanced Surgical Tape for Keeping Tubes in Place
3M is releasing a new surgical adhesive tape that was developed to address special needs for a variety of clinical applications. The 3M Durapore Advanced tape is particularly beneficial when securing critical tubes that have to stay in place...
Neurosurgery
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