Panel Sheds Light on DBS Electrode Design Concerns

Traditionally there has always been a great deal of conversation surrounding deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems. However, this just hasn’t been the case for one of the most important components of the technology – the electrode. A panel at MD&M Minneapolis, being moderated by Eric Sabelman, a Neurosurgery Bioengineer at Kaiser Permanente, could help change the conversation and put the focus on electrodes. The panel is titled Deep Brain Stimulation: How Will New Electrodes Improve Results? “The particular reason I think for having a panel, is the electrode itself rarely gets a lot of attention in the professional society meetings,” Sabelman, told MD+DI. “Having a panel of people that are knowledgeable about how the electrodes are designed and what alternatives you might have, doesn’t seem to come up very often. I thought the MDM conference would be a good place to bring it up.” Sabelman added that there are a number of questions surrounding the DBS systems’ electrodes and that the panel would bring up some of these issues. The MD&M Minneapolis panel, Deep Brain Stimulation: How Will New Electrode Designs Improve Results will be held Nov. 1 at 10:15 a.m.   “Once the electrode is implanted there is very little you can do about it,” he said. “The legacy designs w...
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