The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance for the expanded use of Onward Medical’s ARC-EX System, now permitting individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) to use the ...

Onward Medical announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance to expand the ARC-EX system's indication for home use.

The FDA has cleared home use of a device that helps people with spinal cord injuries regain mobility and functioning.

Onward’s Arc-Ex earned FDA 510(k) clearance for use at home, according to a Nov. 17 news release. The device is cleared for “use in conjunction with functional task practice in the clinic and ...

University Orthopedics’ East Bay Surgery Center in East Providence, R.I., has become the first site in the state to implant a closed-loop spinal cord stimulator. Shiqiang “Chris” Tian, MD, an ...

A Johns Hopkins materials scientist and collaborators have developed a tiny device that may hold promise for restoring mobility to those with lower limb paralysis, a condition affecting approximately ...

In 2018, Grégoire Courtine, PhD, associate professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) and Jocelyne Bloch, MD, neurosurgeon at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), published ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest Spinal cord stimulation is now used to treat a number of conditions. milorad kravic/Getty Images Spinal cord stimulation is a treatment in which a device is implanted under the skin ...

Shocking news: A new study finds that electrical stimulation of the spinal cord shows “therapeutic potential” for the treatment of depression. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati explored how ...

Believe it or not, your spinal cord may be a pathway to better mood and even an end to depression, new research suggests. Investigators at the University of Cincinnati stressed that their pilot study ...