BrainSense technology enables physicians to track patient-specific brain signals and correlate these with patient-recorded events, such as symptoms or side-effects associated with their disease or the medications to treat it. This enables more personalized, data-driven neurostimulation treatment. The Percept PC neurostimulator is approved in the EU for the treatment of symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor, primary dystonia as well as epilepsy and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is currently under review by the
'DBS is proven to significantly improve motor function in people with Parkinson's disease compared to standard medication alone - but with currently-available systems, physicians need to make therapeutic decisions mostly based on clinical assessments and patient-reported information,' said Professor
In addition to BrainSense technology, the Percept PC DBS system features several leading-edge innovations, including:
The only DBS system with MR conditional labeling that allows for 3T and 1.5T full-body MRI scans, providing patients access to cutting-edge medical imaging
Improved battery longevity compared to Medtronic's Activa PC neurostimulator (when using similar settings and functionality) in a smaller (reduced volume), ergonomic design for patient comfort
Low pulse width (duration of the pulse), providing expanded stimulation options allowing for finer control over the neural activation area
Enhanced Patient Programmer leveraging a user-friendly, custom-configured Samsung mobile device that allows patients to manage their therapy easily
Designed to easily facilitate expanded capabilities in the future via software upgrades - to prepare for what's next in DBS
The Percept PC neurostimulator will be available in
'With the Percept PC device with BrainSense technology, Medtronic is truly reinventing DBS therapy, propelling it into a new frontier and empowering clinicians with new options to bring the future of DBS to patients today. Doctors can directly assess patients' brain signals to inform and provide customized treatment for each patient,' said
About Medtronic DBS Therapy
DBS therapy is currently approved in many locations around the world, including
DBS therapy uses a surgically implanted medical device, similar to a cardiac pacemaker, to deliver electrical stimulation to precisely targeted areas of the brain as adjunctive treatment for several neurological disorders. Medtronic was the first in
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