The California neuromodulation company filed a registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to sell common stock on NASDAQ under the ticker NPCE.

While standard neurostimulators are open-loop systems that stimulate continuously or intermittently according to preprogramming, RNS is a more targeted, closed-loop system that monitors brain activity in real time and provides electrical stimulation to interrupt troubling patterns that might cause a seizure.

This week, studies supported Nevro’s spinal cord stimulation therapy and a VRx system that helps reduce pain; the American Medical Association found inconsistent insurance coverage of digital therapeutics; and Geneticure announced a cheek-swab test to identify which patients are most likely to benefit from renal denervation.