First-of-its-Kind Study Shows Visibility into Real-Time Spinal Cord Stimulation Utilization and Supports a New Standard of Long-Term Device Management

A new study published in Neuromodulation (1) demonstrates that automatic, daily remote monitoring of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices enables the first real-time visibility into post-implant ...
Law

FDA Sued Over Allegedly Defective Spinal Cord Stimulators

The suits cite the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Rainmondo in naming the FDA as a defendant. The lawsuits allege the devices should require pre-market approval ...
Star Tribune

Medtech firms accused of changing spine devices, causing added pain and electric shocks

Patients are suing medical device makers for selling spinal cord stimulators to treat chronic back pain but allegedly triggered worsening pain and electric shocks. The complaints, however, will face a ...
Law

$1.25M Settlement Reached for Paralysis After Spinal Stimulator Implanted

A man left with incontinence and partial paralysis in the legs after spinal surgery received a $1.25 million settlement in his Essex County medical malpractice suit on Aug. 2. Orlando Figueroa was 61 ...
MedPage Today

Spinal Cord Stimulation Questioned for Chronic Pain

Share on Bluesky. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Independent studies suggested that spinal cord stimulation ...
Medscape

Stimulation Device Improves Hand Function Post Spinal Cord Injury

A noninvasive spinal stimulation device safely improves upper-extremity function in people with a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), results of a prospective nonsignificant risk trial suggest. The ...