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St. Jude Medical Awarded U.S. Patent For Neurostimulation Therapy For Depression
By Depressed Jane | April 22, 2008
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced it has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for treating depression using neurostimulation therapy in an area of the brain known as Brodmann Area 25. Brodmann Area 25 is a structure within the subcollosal gyrus region of the brain. It is the focus of the St.
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