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People with spinal cord injury will enjoy life in the ways that matter to them
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ARC Therapy is targeted stimulation of the spinal cord designed to restore movement, function, and independence in people living with spinal cord injury.
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We are a team of scientists, engineers, and physicians, collectively driven to create therapies that change lives.
We are driven to innovate, with 10 FDA Breakthrough Device Designation awards and nearly 400 issued or pending patents.
Up-LIFT pivotal trial results published in Nature Medicine
The Up-LIFT study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of our ARCEX Therapy to improve hand sensation and strength in people with chronic incomplete tetraplegia. The global study was conducted with 65 participants at 14 leading SCI centers in the US, Europe, and Canada.
Highlights** include:
-Primary safety and effectiveness endpoints met.
-90% of participants improved strength or function of their upper limbs.
-Upper extremity sensory scores improved significantly with device use.
-87% of participants reported improvement in quality of life.
-Improvement was demonstrated in participants up to 34 years post-injury.
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The ONWARD® Medical ARCEX® System is cleared for use only in the United States. ONWARD ARCIM® and ARCBCI™, alone or in combination with a brain-computer interface (BCI), are investigational and not available for commercial use.
*The ARCEX System is intended to deliver programmed, transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation in conjunction with functional task practice in the clinic to improve hand sensation and strength in individuals between 18 and 75 years old that present with a chronic, non-progressive neurological deficit resulting from an incomplete spinal cord injury (C2-C8 inclusive).
**Moritz, Chet, et al. “Non-invasive spinal cord stimulation for arm and hand function in chronic tetraplegia: a safety and efficacy trial.” Nature Medicine. 2024.