An electronic system that stimulates the nerve of the diaphragm muscles has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), ...

Avery Biomedical Devices, a manufacturer in Commack, is changing the lives of people around the world with its industry-leading technology: the diaphragm pacemaker. The company’s Avery Breathing ...

April 19, 2005 — Implantation of a minimally invasive diaphragm pacing system (DPS) with therapeutic electrostimulation may help maintain diaphragm function and slow or arrest the rate of respiratory ...

September 30, 2011 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the use of the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System to aid breathing in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

ALS patients using diaphragm pacing experienced improved quality of life, with better sleep and daytime functioning, better breathing, and less fatigue. Respiratory failure is one of the major ...

ATLANTA — Local doctors are making history. They implanted a diaphragm pacemaker into a 14-year-old boy. This is the first time this surgery has been done in Georgia. Now with the new mechanism ...

Oberlin-based Synapse Biomedical recently secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration premarket approval for its diaphragm pacing system for use in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) who rely on ...

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Synapse Biomedical Inc. has won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its Transaeris system, a diaphragm pacing system (DPS) for use in weaning patients off mechanical ventilation. The ...

Synapse Biomedical Inc. has won breakthrough device designation from the FDA for its Transaeris system, a diaphragm pacing system (DPS) for use in weaning patients off mechanical ventilation. The ...