MtPockets
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This is information about a trial program to insert electrodes into the diaphragm to help with breathing. You can read the details at:
http://mda.org/research/view_ctrial.aspx?id=182
Synapse Biomedical, in conjunction with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, have evaluated activating the diaphragm with percutaneous (through the skin) intramuscular electrodes.
The NeuRx-RA/4 DPS System provides an electrical signal to the motor point of the muscle that causes the diaphragm to contract and allows patients to breathe more naturally.
The NeuRx RA/4 DPS System has been implanted in over 10 individuals with ALS, in a pilot study at the University Hospitals of Cleveland that began January 2005.
Given patient results to date (see Stimulation of Diaphragm Muscle in ALS), the data support safety and efficacy to proceed to a pivotal study in this patient population. With no unexpected significant adverse events reported, the NeuRx RA/4 DPS System has performed reliably and safely.
God Bless
Capt AL
http://mda.org/research/view_ctrial.aspx?id=182
Synapse Biomedical, in conjunction with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, have evaluated activating the diaphragm with percutaneous (through the skin) intramuscular electrodes.
The NeuRx-RA/4 DPS System provides an electrical signal to the motor point of the muscle that causes the diaphragm to contract and allows patients to breathe more naturally.
The NeuRx RA/4 DPS System has been implanted in over 10 individuals with ALS, in a pilot study at the University Hospitals of Cleveland that began January 2005.
Given patient results to date (see Stimulation of Diaphragm Muscle in ALS), the data support safety and efficacy to proceed to a pivotal study in this patient population. With no unexpected significant adverse events reported, the NeuRx RA/4 DPS System has performed reliably and safely.
God Bless
Capt AL