AbbottTalks
AbbottTalks
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Over the past few years the world has come to recognize Abbott as a company dedicated to helping people live fuller and healthier lives. In this podcast series we'll talk with the healthcare leaders, the executives, and the engineers who are working everyday to develop new technologies to help people live their best lives.
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The podcast covers various themes including cardiac care, diabetes management, and enhancements in medical technology. For example, episodes explore the development of leadless pacemakers, heart failure innovations, and advancements in diabetes monitoring technologies like the FreeStyle Libre systems. Each episode highlights Abbott's unique contributions to patient outcomes through innovative solutions like the AVEIR™ pacemaker and the CardioMEMS™ Heart Failure System.
Over the past few years the world has come to recognize Abbott as a company dedicated to helping people live fuller and healthier lives. In this podcast series we’ll talk with the healthcare leaders, the executives, and the engineers who are working everyday to develop new technologies to help people live their best lives.
In the final episode of AbbottTalks season 3, hosts Tom Salemi and Kayleen Brown sit down with Rebecca Wilkins, divisional vice president of R&D for Abbott’s Neuromodulation business, to discuss the technologies Abbott is advancing for chronic pain and movement disorders.
Wilkins explains how Abbott’s spinal cord stimulation platforms, Proclaim™ DRG Neurostimulation System, and Infinity™ deep brain stimulation system are designed to interrupt errant nervous system signals, helping patients manage conditions ranging from chronic pain and Parkinson’s disease to, potentially, treatment-resistant depression.
The conversation also highlights the features shaping Abbott’s neuromodulation portfolio, including Bluetooth-enabled connectivity, the NeuroSphere™ Virtual Clinic for remote programming, improved MRI compatibility including prone MRI access, and device options that balance small size with low recharge demands.
Wilkins also shares new data presented at NANS showing significant reductions in pain-related healthcare encounters for patients using Abbott’s spinal cord stimulation and DRG therapies.
This episode is brought to you by Confluent Medical Technologies. To learn more about Confluent, visit: https://confluentmedical.com/. Make sure to catch Confluent’s March DeviceTalks Tuesdays webinar highlighting its new technology, Filmcast Select™: https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5241831/7E70E13249532E05CA8FB3D51421AD71?partnerref=confluent
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