St. Jude Medical Inc.(St. Paul, MN) has implanted the first patient with its investigational Genesis Neurostimulation System, in a pilot study that will preliminarily evaluate if stimulating nerves near the spinal cord will control chronic chest pain caused by angina.
The study will be testing the Genesis system on patients 18 years of age or older who have been diagnosed with inoperable coronary artery disease and are experiencing a minimum...