SOURCE: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week via NewsRx.com &
NewsRx.net
October 31, 2004
Pg. 260
HEADLINE: PARKINSON DISEASE;
StimPilot System launched for DBS surgery
Medtronic, Inc., (MDT) introduced the Medtronic StimPilot System,
designed
to make deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery simpler and more efficient
for
medical providers and Parkinson 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.
"Because this integrated system simplifies things from a cost and
convenience standpoint, it brings advantages to both the surgeon and the
patient," said Ron L. Alterman, MD, associate professor, neurosurgery,
Mount
Sinai Medical Center. "It allows us to focus our efforts and complete
surgery in
a more timely fashion."
StimPilot is the first integrated targeting and verification system
designed
specifically for deep brain surgery, according to the company. It can be
set up
quickly for each use and integrates magnetic resonance imaging and/or
computed
tomography scans with Medtronic software to allow neurosurgeons to
precisely
target and verify the placement of electrodes in the brain. Once
implanted, the
electrodes deliver electrical stimulation from an implanted generator to
relieve
the debilitating slowness, stiffness, and shaking that gradually rob
movement
disorder patients of their independence.
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