Tiny, Injectable Stimulator Fights Pain

Tiny, Injectable Stimulator Fights Pain

by | December 2, 2014 | Medical

For patients living with chronic pain, spinal chord stimulatiom (SCS) can provide relief by providing small electrical currents to the spine. Traditionally, these devices have been connected by wires to batteries, often requiring lengthy surgical procedures. Stimwave...
Carbon Nanotubes Could Restore Vision

Carbon Nanotubes Could Restore Vision

by | November 17, 2014 | Medical

Diseases such as macular degeneration can damage the light-sensitive cells on the surface of the eye’s retina. Eventually, the patient can lose sight altogether. Researchers have been investigating ways to create implants that would convert light into electrical...
Prosthetic Hand Restores Sense of Touch [video]

Prosthetic Hand Restores Sense of Touch [video]

by | November 13, 2014 | Medical

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a system that allows a patient to feel objects in his prosthetic hand. In partnership with the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dustin Pyler leads a seven-member team that is working...
Back Pain Implant Wins on Wall Street [video]

Back Pain Implant Wins on Wall Street [video]

by | November 13, 2014 | Medical

A company named Nevro recently launched an IPO (initial public offering) on Wall Street with runaway success. According to a report in the Silicon Valley Business Journal, the company sold 7 million shares, which is more than the 6.25 million they intended to sell....