Portable brain assessment device by Headsafe secures 510(k) FDA clearance
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FDA Clears Nurocheck, Portable Device to Quickly Assess Brain Health (MS News Today):
“A portable device that can quickly measure electrical activity in the brain and relay it to doctors via a smartphone app, called the Nurochek system, has been cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as a medical device.
Its developer, Headsafe, plans to it soon make this brain assessment system available for use with patients in the U.S., ages 14 and older.”
The Announcement:
Headsafe Announces FDA Clearance and U.S. Launch of its NUROCHEK™ Portable Brain Assessment System (press release):
“HeadsafeIP Pty Ltd, a privately held brain health technology company, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its NUROCHEK system for brain assessment and will immediately begin commercialization activities in the United States. The NUROCHEK system is intended for use in patients aged 14 years and older as indicator of brain function and is the world’s first portable Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) testing system for use at the point-of-care.
The NUROCHEK system is a portable brain assessment device that provides an objective measure of brain function that utilizes VEPs. In under 3 minutes, the NUROCHEK system captures and transmits VEP stimulated Electroencephalography (EEG) data to a smartphone application for processing and secure cloud storage.
Visual evoked potentials are used as a neurological testing modality to assess optic function pathway from the eyes via the optic nerve to the visual cortex of the occipital lobe. VEP response abnormalities have been linked to a number of neurological diseases including multiple sclerosis, ocular hypertension, diabetes, and traumatic brain injury.”
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