spinal cord

Regulatory

Tim AllenApril 26, 2024
210

Medtronic receives FDA approval for Inceptiv™ closed-loop spinal cord stimulator

Closed-loop sensing capability instantly and automatically adjusts therapy while treating chronic pain DUBLIN, April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global…
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Regulatory

Josh SandbergAugust 25, 2023
357

Medtronic receives CE Mark approval for Inceptiv™ spinal cord stimulator with closed-loop sensing to treat chronic pain

Inceptiv automatically and instantly adjusts therapy based on signals from the spinal cord DUBLIN, Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT),…
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Neuro

Josh SandbergFebruary 3, 2020
917

Coastal Orthopedics’ interventional pain management specialist’s research published in Neurosurgery

BRADENTON, Fla. — Dr. Richard H. Bundschu, an interventional pain management specialist with Coastal Orthopedics, was one of 12 physicians…
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Spine

Josh SandbergDecember 21, 2015
1,899

Multidisciplinary approach may prevent pressure ulcer infection from gunshot-spinal cord injury

By Jason Laday Home-based rehabilitation and spinal cord injury-related wound clinics, as part of a multidisciplinary approach, may help prevent…
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Spine

Josh SandbergOctober 2, 2015
1,407

Early Promise for a New Paralysis Treatment

By Michelle Cortez Four months ago, Roger, a 55-year-old construction worker from Mooresville, N.C., fell out of a deer stand…
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Spine

Josh SandbergSeptember 24, 2015
1,544

Paralyzed Man Walks Using Technology That Bypasses Spinal Cord

By Emily Willingham THURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A paralyzed 26-year-old man has walked for the first time…
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Spine

Josh SandbergAugust 18, 2015
1,321

Rush Medical uses stem cells to repair spinal cords in clinical trial: 5 observations

By Megan Wood Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discover a new way to repair injured spinal cords,…
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Neuro

Josh SandbergAugust 10, 2015
1,166

How to prevent brain and spinal cord injuries before they occur

By Laura Wilner, MD It’s summertime, and the livin’ may be easy, but that doesn’t mean parents can let their…
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Financial

Josh SandbergAugust 4, 2015
1,037

Capital Region sites get $1.5M for spinal-cord research

By Claire Hughes More than $1.5 million in state research grants will go to Capital Region institutions working on treatments…
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Spine

Josh SandbergJuly 15, 2015
1,293

Scientists propose new spinal cord stimulation strategy to activate motor neurons

Patients, doctors and researchers look with great expectations to epidural electrostimulation, a medical technique that could alleviate the condition of…
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Spine

Josh SandbergMay 5, 2015
1,437

Silly Putty Could Help Us Grow Spinal Cords

By Brian Stallard Stretchy and malleable Silly Putty appears to be useful in helping embryonic stem cells turn into working…
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Financial

Josh SandbergMay 1, 2015
1,208

Family of Australian teen with neurological disorder raising $250G for treatment

The family of an Australian teenager whose neurological disorder may render her unable to walk is trying to raise $250,000…
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Neuro

Josh SandbergMay 1, 2015
1,381

Spinal cord axon injury location determines neuron’s regenerative fate

Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine report a previously unappreciated phenomenon in which the location of…
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Spine

Josh SandbergMarch 17, 2015
1,480

Injured spinal cord: Regeneration possible with epothilone?

Damage to the spinal cord rarely heals because the injured nerve cells fail to regenerate. The regrowth of their long…
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Neuro

Josh SandbergJanuary 14, 2015
1,702

The brain thinks, the spinal cord implements: Research team at MedUni Vienna identifies important control mechanisms for walking

Even after complete spinal paralysis, the human spinal cord is able to trigger activity in the leg muscles using electrical…
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