MedTech

Belfast medtech Neurovalens secures FDA approval for Modius Sleep device

Modius improves chronic insomnia by delivering small electrical pulses to the head

Dr Jason McKeown, chief executive of Neurovalens: “Having the Modius Sleep technology as a certified medical device for the treatment of chronic insomnia is a landmark step for the company as we focus on future growth in the US market”

Neurovalens, the Belfast-based start-up, has received clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to sell its Mobius Sleep device to the American market in what has been described as a “landmark step” for the healthtech firm.

The firm specialises in the development of medical devices that deliver non-invasive electrical stimulation to key areas of the brain and nervous system, bypassing the need for surgically implanted electrodes.

Its Modius Sleep device - which is ...