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his is a great example of a therapeutic approach that combines two very different modalities neuromodulation
"This is a great example of a therapeutic approach that combines two very different modalities--neuromodulation
The idea behind the implant is based on the body natural monitoring system known as neuromodulation. In the body peripheral nervous system, neuromodulation monitors the status of organs and manages how they respond to disease.
But, when a person is injured sick or, this process can be weakened and doesn work as well as it should.
Current medical neuromodulation devices are large and difficult to implant, but Darpa's implant would be small enough to target precise nerve endings m
said Dr. Simon Thomson, a consultant in Pain Management and Neuromodulation at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals, UK. he simplicity of the programming software saves valuable time in the operating theatre,
In recent years surgeons have been able to implant devices called neuromodulators that can stop pain
where the surgeon can implant the neuromodulator device. Right now these most delicate procedures can only be conducted by a handful of surgeons worldwide, Reuters reports.
But the Chimaera could make neuromodulators so much easier to implant that they could become more commonplace.
Chimaera is designed to make implanting neuromodulators to nerves much easier by integrating surgical sensing and implant delivery functions in one intelligent device.
Karger said their aim was to figure out how neuromodulators-measuring less than a centimeter in length-could be implanted as simply and quickly as possible.
whether a patient will be receptive to neuromodulation, which could then help determine whether undergoing surgery to implant a stimulator is warranted.
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