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# FDA Approves St. Jude Deep Brain Stimulator
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-approves-st-jude-deep-brain-stimulator/
- Published: 2016-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:38:14.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5137031

FDA has approved a St. Jude Medical PMA for the Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system and its DBS directional leads, which the company describes as the first directional lead approved in the U.S. The device is intended to treat two of the most common movement disorders — Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. It features a newly designed DBS lead with segmented contacts, which can be used to “tailor the therapy approach for an individual patient and to optimize benefits while reducing common DBS-related side effects.”

St. Jude says the system uses a clinician programmer with an iPad mini mobile digital device and an iPod touch mobile digital device patient controller to expedite the programming process for the neurologist. Additionally, the system battery is available in two different sizes to accommodate different body types.