Biowave Corp.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Biowave hopes to ease the suffering of those with chronic pain with non-invasive and minimally invasive neuromodulation technology. Its devices--one designed for in-hospital use, one for home use--deliver a penetrating focused electrical field into deep tissue to block pain at its source.
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