The SonoShield Defender was designed as a preclinical system to improve implanted electrode longevity for chronic use by delivering a focused acoustic field that produces a neuro-protective environment around implanted electrodes. The SonoShield Defender treatment improves electrode performance (signal-to-noise, single unit detection) and impacts microglia motility in the days following electrode implantation.
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“We want to implant these devices to be able to record the brain activity, and by recording the brain activity, we can eventually learn how to treat motor function in people who have spinal cord injury or work to treat vision in patients who are blind.“
TK (Takashi D.Y.) Kozai, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
NIH SBIR Grant R44MH131514 Subawardees
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State University
These works are/were partially supported by the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Award No. R21EB028055 and National Institutes of Health National Institute of Mental Health Award No. R44MH131514. The views, opinions, and/or findings contained in this work are those of Actuated Medical, Inc. and should not be construed as an official government position, policy, or decision unless so designated by other documentation.