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WEBVivistim is the first FDA-approved neurostimulation device to pair VNS with your rehabilitation therapy and daily activities. This pairing helps strengthen the brain connections needed to improve hand and arm function. It’s the only system of its kind, and it is proven safe and effective.
FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Stroke Rehabilitation System
WEBThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat...
How Vivistim Works
WEBThe Vivistim System is designed to help increase neuroplasticity to help you regain your hand and arm movements. During rehabilitation exercises and at-home activities, Vivistim is activated to gently stimulate the brain via the vagus nerve.
Vivistim System, Innovative Stroke Rehabilitation Device, Approved - GoodRx
WEBSep 14, 2021 · In late August 2021, the FDA approved a medical device called the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System — also known simply as the Vivistim System. Using a new technique, this device may help improve arm and hand movement in people who have had a stroke.
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WEBThe Vivistim ® Paired VNS™ System (Vivistim) is intended to be used to stimulate the vagus nerve during rehabilitation therapy to reduce upper extremity motor deficits and improve motor function in chronic ischemic stroke patients with moderate to severe arm impairment. Do not use if you have had a bilateral or left cervical vagotomy.
Vivistim Paired VNS System transforms future of stroke recovery
WEBNovel neuromodulation device and treatment. The Vivistim System gained approval and was designated as a Breakthrough Device by the FDA in August 2021. 1-2 The system, developed specifically to treat upper extremity motor function in adult ischemic stroke survivors, evolved from earlier implanted neuromodulation devices used in …
FDA Approves First-of-Its-Kind Stroke Rehabilitation System
WEBAug 27, 2021 · The Vivistim System, a prescription device, may be used in both clinical and at-home settings to provide VNS. If it is to be used during home rehabilitation exercises, the software and the...
FDA Approves Stroke Rehabilitation System
WEBSep 2, 2021 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 27 approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a drug-free rehabilitation system that uses vagus nerve stimulation to treat moderate-to-severe upper extremity motor deficits associated with chronic ischemic stroke.
MicroTransponder gains FDA approval for first-of-its-kind Vivistim …
WEBSep 1, 2021 · The Vivistim system has been granted a Breakthrough Device designation by the FDA and will be available in targeted US markets in late 2021, expanding nationally by the end of 2022, the MicroTransponder release states.
MicroTransponder® Receives FDA Approval for Breakthrough Device …
WEBAug 31, 2021 · The Vivistim neurostimulation device is placed just under the skin of the chest and neck in a short outpatient procedure. During in-clinic rehabilitation therapy, a therapist pairs gentle...