RNS® System

RNS® System
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Category	Deep brain stimulation
Developer	NeuroPace, Inc. Mountain View, California
Announced	December, 2009
Released	Developers: Consumers: 2013
Price	35,000 USD (estimated)
Max output	11.5 mA11.5 T 0.0115 A ± 10%, at 500 Ohms;
Session duration	55 s 0.0833 minute (min 10 msec)
Scalp location	no settled location (in parietal skull upon recommendation)
Weight	18 g
Controls	laptop personal computer, magnet, NeuroPace Patient Data Management System, NeuroPace Programmer
Data available	good
Risk factor
Medical prescription	yes
http://www.neuropace.com/

RNS® System is medical device for epilepsy treatment. It can monitor and stimulate brain activity, for it is deep brain stimulation device. It is manufactured by privately held company named NeuroPace, which is located in Montain View, California. Therapy with RNS System consist in reducing the frequency of seizures in individuals, who have partial onset epileptic seizures. Those patients are treated with RNS System, when they have no more than two epileptogenic foci and are resistant to more than two antiepileptic medications. The RNS System is thus only for medical prescription.

Plain device consist of RNS Neurostimulator, NeuroPace Cortical Strip Leads, NeuroPace Depth Leads and Implantable components and accessories. Patients also receive laptop computer (NeuroPace Programmer), NeuroPace Remote Monitor and magnet for triggering electrocorticographic (ECoG) storage, which highlights unusual activity.