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The source of this article is FDANews: http://tinyurl.com/6akx8 Sept. 29, 2004 FIRST OF ITS KIND PORTABLE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY BY MEDTRONIC TO OPTIMIZE REVOLUTIONARY TREATMENT FOR PARKINSON'S AND OTHER COMMON MOVEMENT DISORDERS Medtronic introduced the Medtronic StimPilot System, designed to make deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery simpler and more efficient for medical providers and Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia patients. The new system offers a reduction in some capital costs and removes barriers for physicians and institutions offering life-changing therapy to these patients. It is also designed to ensure the precision of DBS surgical procedures and enable smooth and efficient surgeries. Bloomberg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn