Stroke survivor Trudy Coleman has recovered well with the assistance of a device implanted in her that stimulates her nerves. The Kingston woman suffered a stroke while in her yard in October 2023, ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center will be one of three national sites to pioneer U.S. testing for an implant device that stimulates the vagus nerve in stroke patients to see whether it can help restore ...

Trudy Coleman, 73, of Kingston, center, said her recovery from a stroke has been greatly aided by sessions with her occupational therapist at Allied Services, Lori Ackerman, left, as well as the ...

Manufactured by MicroTransponder®, Inc. and FDA-approved as a Breakthrough Device, Vivistim is an implantable device that helps stroke survivors live fuller lives by pairing vagus nerve stimulation ...

AUSTIN, Texas and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Ronald P. Benitez, a neurosurgeon at Atlantic Brain and Spine, will present safety and outcomes data from the largest, real-world ...

AUSTIN, Texas, March 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Announcing a $65 million Series F financing round, MicroTransponder ®, Inc., one of the fastest-growing stroke companies, is transforming the stroke ...

A year ago, John Nute couldn’t brush his teeth with his left arm, drive with both hands or peel shrimp. A stroke in 2013 had immobilized much the left side of his body. He’d lost the job he loved ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two Pittsburgh men are among the first to use a new device to regain movement following a stroke. It's a small pacemaker-like medical device first intended for epilepsy patients, ...

MIAMI -- As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche. Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. "I had a ...