By Anne Asher, About.com
Updated: December 13, 2006
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Question: What is a neurostimulation device?
Answer: The neurostimulation device, about the size of a half-dollar coin, but thicker, consists of an insulated wire, a mini-computer, and an RF transceiver/antenna or a battery . 1
Bibliography
1 ANS Medical Website retrieved from: http://www.ans-medical.com/patient/index.cfm July 1, 2005
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