stimulator
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Or a vagus nerve stimulator from Truvaga for $499.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
They are minimally invasive devices that function both as a wireless stimulator and a structure around which nerves can rebuild.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
The stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2023
The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
And then the heart-lung machine fell silent again, and the carefully applied nodal stimulator flicked on and off, and slowly, at first hesitantly, then firmly and vigorously, the new heart began its endless pumping chore.
From Star Surgeon by Nourse, Alan Edward
"The are some credible studies that suggest these external stimulators can potentially impact on brain activity," Prof McAllister-Williams explains.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Rogers' team had already developed a suite of bioresorbable electronic devices to serve as temporary implants, including dissolving pacemakers, nerve stimulators and implantable painkillers.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
They found that the combination of the two stimulators produced the best results.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
Those with pacemakers, defibrillators and vagus nerve stimulators may also not qualify, because the magnetic force of the treatment coil may dislodge these devices and cause severe pain or injury.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2022
Such pigments are stimulators of corrosion, on account of acid impurities which they contain, or because of their effect in stimulating galvanic currents.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.
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