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What is Diaphragm Pacing Implant? The NeuRX RA/4 System is a system designed to help patient’s breathing by stimulation of their diaphragm muscles. The stimulator provides repetitive electrical stimulation to the implanted electrodes to cause the patient’s diaphragm to contract and help the patient to breathe. Read more...Click to read more below

Synapse Biomedical Inc.'s Diaphragm Pacing Implant site


Reasons Taken

17 patients in the community are using or have used Diaphragm Pacing Implant.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 9 52%
Other 5 29%
disease-related symptoms 1 5%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently using Diaphragm Pacing Implant.

  0 day 0 none 2.5 hr day 7 hr day 10 hr day 18 hr day 25 day 90 min day 140 min day
  5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been using Diaphragm Pacing Implant or how long patients were using Diaphragm Pacing Implant before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Diaphragm Pacing Implant

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