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Available DBS options include :
+ Abbott Infinity Infinity DBS was FDA-approved for Parkinson ’ s in 2016 . This system offers remote DBS programming and adjustment , from home or another location outside the doctor ’ s office . This can , for some , make programming a little easier .
+ Boston Scientific Vercise Vercise was approved for PD in 2012 in Europe and in 2017 in the U . S . The Vercise system uses a person ’ s unique brain anatomy to inform programming . Brain images merge with programming software so that the clinician can visualize DBS leads within the brain while programming DBS settings . This might help more specifically direct settings and adjustment .
+ Medtronic Percept Medtronic DBS was the first to gain FDAapproval for Parkinson ’ s , in 1997 . The Percept system , which was approved in 2020 , is now being used . Percept can sense and record an individual ’ s distinct brain signals . With this data , doctors may be able to correlate symptoms with brain signals , which can guide DBS adjustments .
Scientists now are studying “ smart ,” or “ adaptive ” DBS systems . These record and monitor a person ’ s unique brain signals and correlate them with symptoms , such as freezing of gait , dystonia or tremor . They aim to deliver stimulation on demand , as needed , for symptoms , rather than continuously as the current devices do . This may further ease symptoms while decreasing side effects and prolonging battery life .
Before Surgery
Richie Rothenberg , MJFF Patient Council member emeritus , had his battery for DBS placed in the chest below the collarbone , the most common location .