Tag: Opioid addiction
Masimo Announces Bridge, A Wearable Neurostimulation Device That Reduces Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Masimo, a medical technology company, announced Bridge, an opioid withdrawal solution. The drug-free device applies electrical impulses to the cranial nerves around the ear,...
Rice University Researchers Develop Tiny Neural Stimulator That’s Wireless and Battery-Free
Neural stimulation therapy or Neurostimulation involves the purposeful modulation of the nervous system's activity using invasive or non-invasive means. This technology can improve the...
Spark Biomedical Launches Clinical Trial to Validate its Auricular Neurostimulation Device for Opioid Withdrawal...
Spark Biomedical, a Texas-based neurostimulation device company developing solutions for opioid withdrawal, announced open patient enrollment in their clinical trial to validate the company's...
Neurostimulation Device Company Spark Biomedical Receives $217K NIH Grant to Help Infants Born with...
Spark Biomedical, a neurostimulation device company based in Dallas, received an SBIR grant totaling $217,690 from the National Institutes of Health HEAL initiative. Spark...
Wearable Sensor Administers Narcan to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths
In the United States, more than 130 people die after overdosing on opioids every day. Devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic include increases in...
Tech Companies Trying to Prevent Opioid Addiction with Pain Relief Wearables
The United States is grappling with one of its worst-ever
drug crises. Some 50 million people in the U.S. experience chronic pain daily
or almost daily,...