Medtronic is really making some moves into the “brain” department with devices of late. This is the latest device and more information at the 
Medtronic website will tell when the product will actually become available. Below are a couple links to recent posts along the same subject line. BD
Medtronic Announces First Clinical Data on Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Migraine to Be Presented at American Headache Society Meeting
Tapping the Brain for Profit - Medical Devices for the Brain, they do exist
Many illnesses may be in for a shock - The Brain Defibrillators
Legendary Banjo Player's Brain Helped with Deep Brain Stimulation - The Brain Defibrillators are here
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a humanitarian exemption for the first implantable device to treat severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The FDA said the Reclaim DBS Therapy device, manufactured by Medtronic Inc., delivers intermittent electrical therapy deep within the brain to suppress the symptoms associated with severe OCD. The device is intended to treat patients for whom more conservative therapies, such as medication and psychotherapy, aren't working.
The Reclaim system uses a small electrical generator to create electrical stimulation that blocks abnormal nerve signals in the brain, the FDA said. The battery-powered device is implanted near the abdomen or the collar bone and connected to four electrodes implanted in the brain. Two device systems may be implanted to stimulate both sides of the brain or one device may be implanted with two lead outputs.
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