Avery Biomedical Devices, a manufacturer in Commack, is changing the lives of people around the world with its industry-leading technology: the diaphragm pacemaker. The company’s Avery Breathing ...

Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

October 14, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted humanitarian use device designation for a diaphragm pacing system (NeuRx; Synapse Biomedical, Inc) in patients with amyotrophic ...

Oberlin-based Synapse Biomedical recently secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration premarket approval for its diaphragm pacing system for use in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) who rely on ...

In a groundbreaking advancement, researchers have developed a dissolvable pacemaker that eliminates the need for invasive surgical procedures typically associated with temporary pacemakers. This ...

In a breakthrough that could greatly ease the burden for patients recovering from cardiac surgery, scientists have developed a new type of temporary pacemaker that never needs to be removed. The world ...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)--BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for its ...

Sometimes heart patients may need a pacemaker temporarily; they may be waiting for a permanent one, or it might be necessary after cardiac surgery has been performed, for example. The procedure is not ...