Portable Vagus Nerve Stimulator Cleared for Emergency Use During Coronavirus Pandemic

August 5, 2020 14:08:43

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed the emergency use of a non-invasive Vagus nerve stimulator in treating COVID-19 patients. The handheld device designed by electroCore works by sending a train of electric pulses through the skin to a nerve in the neck. The pulse train causes the airways in the lungs to open, and it may also have an anti-inflammatory effect.

How to use the device

The gamma Core Sapphire CV device can be used both in clinics, hospitals, and at home. They can be used in treating adults with suspected or known cases of COVID-19. Adults should be showing increasing asthma-related symptoms, reduced airflow, and those whose drug therapies are not tolerated or provide…

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