Eric Topol
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But that trial was impressive because it was done very rigorous with a sham control, hundreds of people in each arm.
And this was in rheumatoid arthritis.
So prior to the publication even, the FDA gave approval.
This just last year, months ago, for the first time for a inflammatory autoimmune disease, that vagus nerve stimulation was given FDA approval.
So can you take us through?
This was a big deal.
This was a culmination of many decades of effort on your part.
All the biologics are injected.
I mean, my goodness, yeah.
And these are very expensive, have just potentially very serious side effects.
I mean, you've already run through a couple of the people that were demonstrative of that.
So, yeah, I didn't know 30,000.
That's amazing.
But what is the surgery involved to put in the device?
Now, that device gets stimulated a couple times a day.
Well, that was good because you had a sham control where you put in the device.
Absolutely.
That's incredible.