Stimwave Technologies announced that the first U.S. patients have been successfully implanted with its Freedom Stimulator.
The technology aims to treat chronic back and leg pain in the long term. The implantable stimulator allows chronic pain patients to have 3-Tesla full body MRI examinations.
The first implantations were conducted by Sunil Panchal, MD, at the National Institute of Pain in Lutz, Fla.
"Having a fully MRI compatible system opens up neuromodulation as a therapy for patients that weren’t previously able to take advantage of such treatment because they need ongoing scans," said Dr. Panchal. "Even if patients with chronic pain don’t require ongoing MRI scans now, choosing Stimwave's Wireless Pain Relief technology keeps the door open for any MRI testing that patients may need in the future."
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