St. Jude Medical Launches Proclaim Elite SCS System In Europe - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) announced the European launch of the Proclaim Elite Spinal Cord Stimulation System, the first and only upgradeable and non-rechargeable Spinal Cord Stimulation or SCS system approved to deliver burst stimulation from the company.

The approval also includes conditional magnetic resonance or MR labeling for the Proclaim Elite SCS system, which will allow patients to safely undergo head and extremity MRI scans.

St. Jude Medical said it has further enhanced ease-of-use and familiarity for patients by leveraging Bluetooth wireless technology and Apple mobile digital devices for the Proclaim Elite SCS system's patient controller and clinician programmer. This will help to improve interaction with the device and allow for effective management of their chronic pain treatment.

In addition, by providing access to both traditional SCS and burst stimulation from St. Jude Medical in one SCS system, the device can improve patient outcomes and provide options for patients who either did not initially respond to traditional SCS therapy or those who might lose pain relief over time.

The Proclaim Elite SCS system is upgradeable, allowing easier access to future therapy and software advances as they are approved in the future.