FDA Approves Humanitarian Device Exemption for Deep Brain Stimulator for Severe Obses

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a humanitarian device exemption for the first implantable device that delivers intermittent electrical therapy deep within the brain to suppress the symptoms associated with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

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