What is Vivistim Therapy™?

Vivistim Therapy is the neuroplasticity booster stroke survivors need to break through chronic upper extremity limitations.

	Works within the brain to help the body during stroke rehab
	Improves the brain’s ability to relearn motor tasks
	2-3x more hand & arm improvement vs rehab alone¹

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The Benefits of Vivistim

Boosting Therapy Results

2-3x

more hand & arm improvement vs rehab alone¹

Lasting

improvements in impairment and function ⁴

98%

patient satisfaction²

Patients are Seeing Meaningful Results

"It has been life-changing…I am doing things that I never thought I’d be able to do again."

— Kathy, 69 years old, 3 years post-stroke,
with her handwriting examples

How Vivistim Works

Vivistim Therapy induces more neuroplasticity

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) activates the brain’s attention system by prompting the release of neuromodulators—acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin.³
These neuromodulators interact with the motor neurons being activated during rehab, facilitating lasting structural changes.
Works with high repetitions of salient, goal-driven, tasks to induce motor learning

Vivistim Therapy is Proven Effective Across Multiple Studies

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Vivistim in Practice

Simple, outpatient procedure

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The device is placed during a short outpatient procedure, typically by a Neurosurgeon. The generator is placed under the skin of the chest and the lead is tunneled from the neck to the generator.

More usage, more progress

Therapist activates VNS during active, task-specific therapy
Tasks are driven by each patient’s functional goals
Sessions are 90 minutes, 3x per week for a minimum of 6 weeks

Patients also activate VNS with a magnet while doing daily activities with their affected arm
Self-activated sessions can be done up to 8x per day

Vivistim Experiences

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Instructions for Use

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