by | May 9, 2022 | Bichanich, Miles, Hong, Thomas, Mackinnon, Susan, Moore, Amy, Wood, Matthew
— Background
Neuromas (a.k.a. pinched nerve, or nerve tumor) form on peripheral nerves following trauma and possess exposed sensory axons mixed with fibrotic scar tissue. Symptomatic or painful neuromas have a profound impact on a patient’s quality of life and productivity. Pain medication offe…
by | Dec 6, 2019 | Cloonan, Paige, Kamath, Ashwin, Leuthardt, Eric, MacEwan, Matthew, Moore, Amy, Moran, Daniel, Qin, Yidan (Ida), Ray, Wilson, Zhang, Christopher
— Technology Description
A team of researchers at Washington University have developed “SIMPEL”, a small, implanted electrode device designed to manage a variety of conditions (such as asthma, hypertension or neuropathy) by delivering current from a defined, fixed position near specific …