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Brainsgate’s Spheno-Palatine Ganglion Stimulator

Published on December 19, 2011 by David Prutchi in Brainsgate, Dementia, Ischemic Stroke, Wireless Power Transmission, Yossi Gross (Rainbow Medical)

Brainsgate‘s implantable pulse generator is designed to stimulate the Spheno-Palatine Ganglion. It is activated by an external transcutaneous energy transmitter. Brainsgate is evaluating the system’s capability to augment cerebral blood flow as a treatment of ischemic stroke or dementia.

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AIMD Companies Founded by Yossi Gross

Published on December 19, 2011 by David Prutchi in BetaStim, BioControl, Brainsgate, CerebralRx, Diabetes, Enopace Biomedical, Epilepsy, Heart Failure (CHF), Hypertension, Obesity, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Yossi Gross (Rainbow Medical)

Yossi Gross (born February 5, 1947) is an Israeli medical device innovator and entrepreneur. His medical-device companies are incubated through Rainbow Medical. Currently, the following companies led by Yossi Gross are focusing on active implantable medical devices: BetaStim, developing a new neurostimulation treatment for diabetes Brainsgate, developing an implantable device for acute stroke treatment and brain

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