While demand for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) devices used in pain management continues to expand at double-digit rates, a small but growing number of highly innovative companies that develop stimulators to specifically target peripheral nerve pain is creating excitement among pain doctors looking for better options to treat an intractable population that's seen little success with standard therapy. With millions of people worldwide suffering from low back pain, severe headaches and migraines, neck pain and other chronic pain, the demand for safe, effective, percutaneously-placed devices remains high. In this article, we'll highlight emerging companies working on PNS devices and provide insights from pain physicians on the pros and cons of these devices.

Medtech start-up FemPulse is pursuing a novel neuromodulation approach to treating overactive bladder. START-UP talks to founder and president Alexandra Haessler MD, herself something of a novelty in the mostly-male world of medtech entrepreneurship.

Recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the medical device and diagnostics industries.

Recent executive-level company changes and promotions in the biopharma, medical device and diagnostics industries.