Ardiem Medical Obtains Non-Exclusive License for Neuromodulation Technology Developed at Case Western Reserve University and FES Center

Ardiem Medical Inc. has obtained a non-exclusive license to make and sell neuromodulation devices based on intellectual property developed at Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Center in Cleveland.

The FES Center seeks restoring function for people with disabilities.

The agreement grants Ardiem Medical, a medical devices manufacturer based in Indiana, Pa., rights to intramuscular recording and stimulating electrodes, epimysysial recording and stimulating electrodes, spiral cuff peripheral nerve electrodes, and a universal external control unit. Additional details of the agreement were not disclosed.

The technologies, first developed for internal research at CWRU and the FES Center, will now be directly available through Ardiem to other researchers working in the neuoromodulation field.

Neuromodulation is among the fastest growing areas of medicine, involving many diverse specialties. The 2009 two-volume book “Neuromodulation” explains that the technology’s recent advancement has led to rapid growth of the neuromodulation device industry. P. Hunter Peckham, one of the book’s editors, is Donnell Institute Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Orthopaedics at CWRU. Peckham serves as the director of the FES Center.

Case Western Reserve University is among the nation’s leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case Western Reserve is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case Western Reserve offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work.
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Ardiem Medical, Inc., established in 2001, manufactures implantable products for customers and offers clean space for production and packaging. Employees have many years of’ experience in research, development and manufacture of medical devices, such as pacemakers, heart valves, injection ports, catheters, functional electrical stimulators, custom medical electrode leads and other prototype devices made to customers’ orders. Government research and development contracting work is performed in conjunction with major universities.
http://www.ardiemmedical.com
e-mail: info@ardiemmedical.com

The FES Center, established in 1991, includes three institutional partners: Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center. The FES Center focuses on the application of electrical currents to either generate or suppress activity in the nervous system.
http://www.FEScenter.org