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Medtronic DBS for epilepsy
Percept™ PC neurostimulator
Recharge-free
Designed for
People who are looking for all the benefits of the Percept™ family without the need to periodically recharge their neurostimulator.
Size
Features a thin, curved design.
Battery life
Experience a low maintenance battery with several years of service life (under typical settings) without ever having to recharge.
Charging
With the PC option, the neurostimulator does not require recharging.
Percept™ RC neurostimulator
Rechargeable
Designed for
People who are looking for all the benefits of the Percept™ family with a long-lasting battery, and don't mind periodically recharging their neurostimulator.
Size
Features the smallest and thinnest rechargeable DBS neurostimulator available.‡
Battery life
Count on at least 15 years of service life with consistent stimulation and fast recharge performance. Medtronic patented battery technology has less battery fade than other rechargeable devices for a more reliable, long-lasting battery.§
Charging
Experience rapid recharging from 10% to 90% full charge in less than 1 hour.¶ The typical number of days before needing to recharge can be up to 17 days.Ω
More personalized control
Once your DBS therapy is activated you’ll receive a patient programmer that will enable you to turn the therapy on and off, check the device battery level, and modify stimulation settings that are pre-set by your physician.†† You may also log a seizure event and activate stimulation by pressing a button.††
Your smarter seizure diary
As part of your DBS therapy for epilepsy, it’s important to track your symptoms closely. Your patient programmer enables you to do this easily, with its onboard seizure diary.†† Now you and your physician can digitally track and share important information that could lead to adjustments to your therapy parameters.
Your healthcare provider can choose up to 4 customizable events to track digitally over the course of the day such as:
- Auras
- Seizure types
- Medication changes
- Other (patient specific)
Percept™ family with BrainSense™ technology†
Designed small for comfort
The Percept™ neurostimulators are designed to have a low profile under your skin for your comfort and for minimal visibility of the implanted device.
BrainSense™ technology
BrainSense™ technology captures and records real-time brain signals related to your symptoms. This information enables your clinician to personalize and adapt therapy to your individual needs.
Options to meet your needs
Choice of recharge-free (PC) or rechargeable (RC) battery options.
Enhanced MRI access
The Percept™ neurostimulators are compatible with 1.5T and 3T MRI scans for when you need high-quality imaging. Medtronic DBS stimulation can also remain on while you’re getting an MRI.‡‡
Approved for treatment of epilepsy
Medtronic DBS with the Percept™ system is FDA approved for the treatment of epilepsy. DBS devices from other companies are not approved to treat epilepsy.
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Schedule your call† The sensing feature of the Percept™ PC system and Percept™ RC system is intended for use in patients receiving DBS where chronically recorded bioelectric data may provide useful, objective information regarding patient clinical status. Signal may not be present or measurable in patients treated for epilepsy.
‡ As compared to Boston Scientific Vercise Genus™ R16 (MP92328632-05 REV B) and Abbott Liberta RC™ DBS Implantable pulse generator (ARTEN600308953 A). These DBS devices are not approved for the treatment of epilepsy.
§ Boston Scientific Vercise Genus™ R16 has a variable 5-15 years of service life, depending on the stimulation settings and conditions (MP92366224-01 Rev G). The amount of time Abbott Liberta RC™ DBS Implantable pulse generator will provide active stimulation varies based on the stimulation settings and daily usage time (ARTEN600308953 A). These DBS devices are not approved for the treatment of epilepsy.
‡ As compared to Boston Scientific Vercise Genus™ R16 (MP92328632-05 REV B) and Abbott Liberta RC™ DBS Implantable pulse generator (ARTEN600308953 A). These DBS devices are not approved for the treatment of epilepsy.
¶ For implant depths of up to 2.0 cm under normal conditions.
Ω Average epilepsy settings with cycling 1 minute ON and 5 minutes OFF will typically have 17 days between required recharges (100% to 0%) with sensing OFF.
†† If configured by your clinician.
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Under specific conditions. Refer to product labeling for full list of conditions: manuals.medtronic.com/manuals/mri/region