Medtronic Looks To Adaptive DBS To Advance Treatment Of Parkinson’s Disease
Executive Summary
Medtronic is sponsoring a trial to evaluate its adaptive deep brain stimulation technology, a unique feature of the Percept PC device for treating Parkinson’s disease.
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