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PNS
Peripheral nerve stimulation, frequently referred to as PNS, is a commonly used approach to treat chronic pain. It involves surgery that places a small electrical device (a wire-like electrode) next to one of the peripheral nerves. (These are the nerves that are located beyond the brain or spinal cord). The electrode delivers rapid electrical pulses that are felt like mild tingles (so-called paresthesias). During the testing period (trial), the electrode is connected to an external device, and if the trial is successful, a small generator gets implanted into the patient’s body. Similar to heart pacemakers, electricity is delivered from the generator to the nerve or nerves using one or several electrodes. The patient is able to control stimulation by turning the device on and off and adjusting stimulation parameters as needed.
Companies
- Mainstay Medical
- Medtronic
- Nalu Medical
- Neuros Medical
- Nordic Neurostim
- Ripple Neuro
- SensArs
- SPR Therapeutics
- Stimwave Technologies
- Synapse Biomedical
- Thync
- Advanced Bionics
- Autonomic Technologies
- Axonics Modulation Technologies
- Cala Health
- Cirtec Medical
- Epineuron Technologies
- Galvani Bioelectronics
- BIOPAC Systems
- NeuroNexus
- EnteroWave