FDA approves Medtronic Inceptiv closed-loop spinal cord stimulator for chronic pain

Medtronic/Inceptiv closed-loop SCS

FDA approved Inceptiv, Medtronic's first closed-loop spinal cord stimulator. The device senses spinal cord signals 50 times per second and automatically adjusts stimulation to maintain therapy settings during daily movement. It offers full-body 3T MRI access and is the smallest fully implantable SCS device.

• First Medtronic closed-loop SCS; senses evoked compound action potentials 50 times per second.
• Auto-adjusts stimulation in real time, preventing discomfort from bending, laughing or sneezing.
• Full-body 3T MRI access with no power restrictions; smallest and thinnest fully implantable SCS design.
• CE Mark approved August 2023; FDA approval April 2024.