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[germanguy]

Hi everybody,

I haven

[Mom from Holland]

Hi German Guy,

I heard about it.
I`m told too, that this is a easy way to try vns, in the future.
So if you can wait until that time, i think its worth waiting.

But for my son, it shouldn `t be usefull.
He should not accept that "thing"behind his ear!
But that is the problem for children with special needs.

I also heard of another device, with a rechargeable battery:
http://www.neurotech.be/vpage.php?id=29&lg=4
The page is also possible in English and German....

But i`m wondering, what will be really good in the future.....
Who will really know?

[Mom from Holland]

BTW i heard about it in case of epilepsy, but i could not find this at this website?

Sorry! I found it!
It is in there.

[germanguy]

Hi Mom from Holland,

the cerbomed is talking about TRD and Epilepsie on the homepage. They started first trials and might be able bring it on the market 2012...

The link you posted is pretty interesting, too. They seem to be part of large group of universities which work together for a project that develops better devices. That company only talks about epilepsie on the HP. They don't mention TRD...

But they write that they are able to sell in early 2010...
But sell what? Transcutaneous VNS or "traditional VNS"? Why not for TRD, too?
Does selling mean that they finished all the necessary trials?

Ohoh, so many questions  <_<

Maybe we should write them and ask.

If a tVNS is available here for 2000 Euros I am sure that a lot of Americans would even fly here to get it done because the traditional VNS is so much more expenssive.

GGuy

[Mom from Holland]

Hi GG,

I couldn`t find if there were been trials for that device, but i think there must been or they must be started it....
It is not totally clear at all.
I have a lot of question by this device too.
A battery fot 10 till 15 years? Yeah, on 0.75 amp perhaps.....
And so are there a lot of more questions.
And i think, the more you put on such a device, the more goes wrong.....

I think it is a belgian product, and i don`t know how it is in Belgium, but in Holland we don`t use VNS for TRD yet.
I only know one case of a woman, having VNS for epilepsy and they put her device for TRD too, a couple of weeks ago.
But that is rather extra ordinary overhere.

So that could be probably the reason?

Good luck, and i hope you should not wait that long.
Keep us updated!

Sincerely,
MFH

[dennis100]

T-VNS sounds very promising. I wish the company great success.

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geutwi7m9L6D8A...pubmed/17564758

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[germanguy]

I heard that the company I mentioned is trying to sell their product this year.

So just in case somebody reads this message board in order to figure out whether to get
an implant or not you should know that there might be a new way to get a VNS without getting an implant real soon.

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 :Thanx: much for the info germanguy!

Take care!
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