SIMPEL: electrode device to safely and precisely stimulate sympathetic nerves to treat asthma, hypertension and other conditions

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 …