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LIVING WITH DBS THERAPY DBS THERAPY FOR OCD

Alert Important Safety Information

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER SURGERY

After you receive your DBS device, you’ll work closely with your healthcare team to ensure therapy is successful.

DAILY LIVING WITH DBS

Understand how to get the most out of deep brain stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder.*

EXPLORE DAILY LIFE

GETTING A REPLACEMENT DEVICE

To continue therapy without interruption, you’ll need to replace your device occasionally before the battery runs out.

FIND OUT MORE

Information on this site should not be used as a substitute for talking with your doctor. Always talk with your doctor about diagnosis and treatment information.

Humanitarian Device: Authorized by Federal (U.S.A.) law for use as an adjunct to medications and as an alternative to anterior capsulotomy for treatment of chronic, severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adult patients who have failed at least three selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The effectiveness of this device for this use has not been demonstrated.