St. Jude Medical Launches Deep Brain Stimulation System In Europe - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) announced the European launch of the St. Jude Medical Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System and directional DBS lead. The system will support the treatment of patients with the three most common movement disorders: Parkinson's disease, tremor and dystonia.

The DBS system is available in two different sizes, offers a maintenance-free and long-lasting recharge-free system, and uses Bluetooth wireless technology and Apple digital devices for its patient controller and physician programmers. The St. Jude Medical Infinity system is also upgradeable, which provides patients the potential to access new therapy advances as they're approved without the need for repeat surgery.