BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
NeuroMetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NURO) today announced that Quell has been
selected for the fifth annual Innovators Challenge that takes place
during the Partners Healthcare's Connected Health Symposium on October
29. The Innovators Challenge was established to showcase products that
are genuinely new and potentially game changing for connected health.
"We are proud that Quell was selected as one of 10 finalists by a panel
of judges from the Connected Health Symposium," said Shai Gozani, M.D.,
Ph.D., President and CEO of NeuroMetrix, Inc. "Quell is a great example
of the impact of innovation in wearable technology and connected health."
Quell is an easy-to-use, over-the-counter device for relief of chronic
pain. This wearable device utilizes NeuroMetrix's wearable intensive
nerve stimulation (WINS) technology to provide pain relief. In a recent
clinical study, Quell improved chronic pain and overall health in 81% of
participants. Quell is currently available through select healthcare
professionals, retailers, and online at www.QuellRelief.com.
About NeuroMetrix
NeuroMetrix is an innovative health-care company that develops wearable
medical technology and point-of-care tests that help patients and
physicians better manage chronic pain, nerve diseases, and sleep
disorders. The company is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and was
founded as a spinoff from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences
and Technology in 1996. For more information, please visit www.NeuroMetrix.com.
About the Connected Health Symposium
The Connected
Health Symposium is a change-agent conference that promotes
innovative thinking and the application of personal consumer health
technologies to support new models of care delivery. With a focus on
trends at the intersection of technology and new models of health care
delivery, the Symposium convenes thought
leaders in an effort to grow the rapidly-expanding connected health
marketplace.
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NeuroMetrix, Inc.
Thomas T. Higgins, 781-314-2761
SVP and
Chief Financial Officer
neurometrix.ir@neurometrix.com
Source: NeuroMetrix, Inc.
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