In this blog, we’ll discuss the global healthcare company Abbott Medical Devices and how The Pain Center integrates them into our minimally invasive, branded treatments.
- What does Abbott Medical do?
- What medical devices does Abbott make?
- Who owns Abbott medical devices?
- What treatments does TPC provide with Abbott devices?
What Does Abbott Medical do?
Abbott Medical is part of Abbott Laboratories, a multinational healthcare company based in the United States. They develop, manufacture, and market various medical devices, diagnostics, and technologies. Abbott Medical aims to help people live more fully at all stages of life.
What Medical Devices Does Abbott Make?
Abbott creates professional products that focus on cardiovascular and diabetes care, diagnostics, neuromodulation, nutrition, and medicines. They make a wide range of medical devices with some of the most well-known products, including the following:
- Glucose monitoring systems (e.g., Abbott Freestyle Libre)
- Cardiovascular devices
- Molecular diagnostics
- Point-of-care testing
- Hematology analyzers
- Medical nutrition
- Neuromodulation devices
- Diagnostic imaging
- Heart Failure Management
The Pain Center utilizes Abbott’s neuromodulation devices that treat chronic pain, movement disorders, and other neurological conditions, including spinal cord stimulation systems and deep brain stimulation systems.
Who Owns Abbott Medical Devices?
Abbott was originally founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888. As of today, The Vanguard Group, Inc. owns the largest amount of shares in Abbott Laboratories (155.63M shares representing 8.95% of the company), but there are many stakeholders in the company.
What Treatments Does TPC Provide with Abbott Devices?
TPC Nerve Stim
Peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) is a non-invasive treatment for patients with neuropathic pain conditions, including peripheral neuropathy. It involves implanting a small electrical wire along the damaged nerves, delivering rapid electrical pulses to provide pain relief.
The TPC Peripheral Nerve Stimulation specifically targets peripheral neuropathy and related conditions, such as migraine and tension headaches, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and central pain syndrome. By reducing pain signals that travel from the spinal cord to the brain, TPC Nerve Stim offers relief to patients who have not responded to conservative therapies.
The procedure utilizes either the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) or peripheral nerve solution, chosen based on the individual patient’s presentation and context, providing tailored and minimally invasive surgical options for chronic pain management.
TPC Spine Stim
Our TPC Spine Stim is a minimally invasive spine solution for conditions related to chronic refractory pain that have failed conservative therapies, including migraine and tension headaches, cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and central pain syndrome. It’s designed for patients who have not responded to alternative treatments in the past six months.
The TPC Spine Stim works by implanting a nerve stimulation device into the spine, which delivers low-voltage electrical currents to targeted areas, reducing the pain signals responsible for chronic pain. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is the underlying principle of this neuromodulation therapy. An implanted pulse generator creates electrical signals that effectively modulate the perception of pain.
