Technology

Technology

NeuroStar® Is the TMS Innovation Leader NeuroStar is continually innovating for the sake of both your patients and practice, reducing the time it takes to get patients into and through treatment and getting more patients the help they need.

One Coil, Multiple Treatments — the Most Versatile Coil in TMS

Treat multiple diagnoses with no additional upgrades.

In addition to MDD, NeuroStar TMS is now FDA-cleared for the treatment of both obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxious depression (major depression disorder comorbid with anxiety). Thanks to our industry-leading platform, existing NeuroStar providers can use the same system for all approved treatments with no additional upgrades or purchases.

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Right Dose, Right Place, Every Time

NeuroStar’s patented Contact Sensing system provides real-time feedback in three dimensions and delivers an alert if contact with the coil is compromised, ensuring your patients are receiving an accurate dosage at the right location, every time.2

NeuroStar wand

Reduce MT Time by up to 40%2

NeuroStar helps you get more patients into and through treatment faster, with innovations that optimize the process for Motor Threshold (MT) determination like:

  • MT Cap, Fast MT™, and D-Tect – Allowing one treater to identify Motor Threshold in a fraction of the time of other systems, decreasing the time your patients spend in the chair, and increasing the number of patients you can treat.
  • 3-D Laser-Guided Six Point Coordinate System – Ensuring returning patients get treated quickly and accurately.
Patient hand and support

TouchStar™ Theta Burst

A new way to dramatically reduce your patients’ treatment session times, TouchStar™ Theta Burst with Contact Sensing is a NeuroStar treatment protocol that involves higher-frequency pulses than our standard protocols. This results in treatment sessions being reduced to around 3 minutes.

NeuroStar chair and system
Protocol Comparison Chart

NeuroStar TMS is now FDA-cleared for OCD and Anxious Depression

Thanks to our industry-leading platform, adding new treatment protocols is as simple as a software update, putting new treatment possibilities right at your fingertips.

It’s just one more way NeuroStar is constantly innovating for the benefit of your patients and your practice.

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Frequently Asked Questions About NeuroStar TMS

Is NeuroStar safe and does it have any side effects?
An FDA-cleared treatment for depressive episodes, decreasing anxiety symptoms associated with depression , and adjunct therapy for OCD, NeuroStar Advanced Therapy is safe and easy to tolerate.9 Because it’s non-drug and non-invasive, it’s free of systemic side effects associated with medication.9 NeuroStar does not have any effects on cognition or sleep.9 The most common side effect associated with NeuroStar is mild to moderate pain or discomfort that typically subsides within the first week of treatment.16,18 There is a rare risk of seizure associated with the use of TMS therapy (,0.1% per patient). Click here for a full list of possible side effects associated with NeuroStar.
Do NeuroStar treatments hurt?
During the session, you will feel a tapping sensation on your head. Each treatment session lasts between 19 and 40 minutes.1 Some NeuroStar patients experience mild to moderate pain or discomfort at or near the treatment site during the first week of treatment. This is usually temporary and subsides in subsequent treatments.3,9 Click here for a full list of possible side effects associated with NeuroStar.
Can NeuroStar cause seizures?
Seizure risk is low with NeuroStar. The estimated risk of seizure under ordinary clinical use is approximately 1 in 30,000 treatments (0.003% of treatments) or 1 in 1,000 patients (<0.1% of patients).2
Patients should be carefully monitored for worsening symptoms and/or signs or symptoms of suicidal behavior and/or unusual behavior. Families and caregivers should also be aware of the need to observe patients and notify their treatment provider if symptoms worsen.2

NeuroStar Advanced Therapy should not be used with patients who have non-removable conductive metal in or near the head.