52
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
January 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2017
NeuRx® Diaphragm Pacing System™ (DPS)
The NeuRx® Diaphragm Pacing System™ (DPS) is a four channel, implanted percutaneous diaphragm muscle stimulation system. Pictures of the device are provided in the Clinician's Manual for the NeuRx® DPS procedure and technique guide from the manufacture Synapse Biomedical, Inc. Under general anesthesia, the intramuscular electrodes are laparoscopically implanted in the diaphragm. The ends of the implanted electrodes are tunneled subcutaneously to an exit site on the chest or abdominal wall and connected to an external stimulator.
Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
California Pacific Medical Center, San Diego
Stanford University, Stanford
Hospital for Special Care, New Britain
Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville
University of Florida, Jacksonville, Jacksonville
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit
St Louis University, St Louis
Neurology Associates P.C., Lincoln
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Carolinas Health Care, Charlotte
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
Ohio State University, Columbus
Providence ALS Center, Portland
Drexel University, Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas
University of Texas, San Antonio
University of Vermont, Burlington
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle
Collaborators (1)
ALS Association
OTHER
Muscular Dystrophy Association
OTHER
Synapse Biomedical
INDUSTRY
Barrow Neurological Institute
OTHER