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Quell™ Wearable Pain Relief and DPNCheck® Neuropathy Test to be Featured
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of chronic pain and nerve disease
throughout the world. Diabetes has always been a core market for
- Quell™ will be featured. This over-the-counter wearable device utilizes proprietary non-invasive neurostimulation technology to provide relief for chronic pain. The device is designed for people with conditions such as diabetic nerve pain, which affects over one-quarter of people with diabetes. It is lightweight and can be worn during the day while active, and at night while sleeping. Users have the option of using their smart phone to track and personalize their pain therapy through the Quell Relief app. The Company recently initiated shipments to healthcare professionals and plans full commercialization during June.
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DPNCheck® will also be featured. This rapid, quantitative
and cost effective point-of-care test allows physicians to accurately
detect diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), even at very early
stages. DPN is the most common complication of diabetes, affecting
over half of people with diabetes. DPN causes significant morbidity
including loss of sensation, pain, increased risk of falling in the
elderly, and is the primary trigger for diabetic foot ulcers which may
require lower extremity amputations. DPNCheck is directly marketed by
NeuroMetrix in the U.S. and byOmron Healthcare in the major markets ofAsia . - The Company's scientific advisory board, representing international leaders in the detection, management, and treatment of the neurological complications of diabetes, will have its annual meeting.
The following scientific presentations will present new data demonstrating the accuracy and clinical utility of the DPNCheck test.
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Combined Large and
Small Fibre Assessments Using Novel Point of Care Devices Provide More Accurate Diagnostic Classification of Diabetic Neuropathy (Poster 636,June 8 ,12:00 - 2:00 PM ). Study conducted atSheffield University ,UK , in the laboratory of ProfessorS. Tesfaye . -
Effect of Intensive Weight Reduction on Neuropathy Progression in
Patients with Diabetes: A 1-Year Controlled Clinical Trial (Oral
Presentation 196,
June 7 ,4:00 - 4:15 PM ). Study conducted atJoslin Diabetes Center ,Boston , US, in the laboratory of Dr.O. Hamdy .
Representatives of the Company, including
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