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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ + +++ Í PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT+ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Technology's Brain Child THE BRAIN IS THE BODY'S MOST COMPLEX ORGAN. NOT SURPRISINGLY, NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES ARE AMONG THE MOST CONFOUNDING, YET RESEARCH CONTINUES TO ADVANCE. READ ON FOR A RUNDOWN OF TWO RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF NEUROLOGY. Vercise DBS System Recently granted CE Mark approval, Boston Scientific Corporation's Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System features the longest-lasting battery and smallest stimulator footprint of any DBS device on the market. The system is indicated for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurological disorder characterized by loss of muscle function. While no cure exists for the disease, DBS has demonstrated efficacy in reducing PD patients' symptoms, enabling them to cut back medications. Perhaps the most notable function of the Vercise DBS System is its ability to independently regulate currents transmitted to multiple targeted locations in the brain. Neurologists are able to control the current delivered to each individual contact on the lead, or electrode, allowing them to more precisely tailor stimulation therapy to each patient and provide superior comfort, control and convenience. Capturing 30° of the central visual field, the SVOP creates a 40-point analysis. In addition to its product providing patient comfort, i2Eye Diagnostics touts the technology's ease of use, which necessitates little training for medical staff. Plans to include SVOP in an upcoming study of visual fields are under way. I Saccadic Vector Optokinetic Perimetry S a c c a d i c Ve c t o r O p t o k i n e t i c Perimetry (SVOP), developed by i2Eye Diag nostics, combines adva nced eye-t rack ing tech nolog y a nd a n operator-friendly interface to create a comfortable experience for patients undergoing visual field testing for diagnosis of neurological and ophthalmic conditions. While previous-generation objective visual field analysers required patients to fixate on a certain point, the eye-tracking technology — created by Tobii Technology — allows patients to freely respond to stimuli appearing in their fields of vision without the need to restrict movement. This feature is especially ideal for pediatric patients, for whom sitting still is challenging. MDNEWS.COM I MD NEWS San Antonio | 13