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Activa RC
By Medtronic
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Medtronic
- Model number
- 37612
- Codename
- —
- Aliases
- Medtronic Activa RC, Activa RC 37612
- Generation
- —
- Country of origin
- US
- Released
- —
- Announced
- —
- Discontinued
- —
- Status
- shipping
Classification
- Invasiveness
- invasive
- Modalities
- DBS
- Primary modality
- DBS
- Direction
- write
- Categories
- medical-implant, stimulation, therapeutic
- Form factor
- cranial-implant
- Use cases
- DBS for Parkinson's, essential tremor, dystonia, OCD
- Target users
- neurosurgeon, neurologist, patient-parkinson
Stimulation
- Capable
- Yes
Connectivity
- Protocols
- proprietary-rf
- Bluetooth
- —
- Bluetooth profiles
- —
- Concurrent mode
- —
- Encryption (transit)
- —
- Pairing methods
- —
- Cloud sync
- —
- Offline recording
- —
Power
- Sources
- rechargeable-li-ion
- Battery life (active)
- —
- Charging port
- —
- Charging time
- —
- Battery replaceable
- No
- Notes
- Transcutaneously rechargeable IPG.
Physical
- Weight
- —
- Dimensions
- —
- Materials
- titanium
- Sizes
- —
- Head circumference
- —
- Operating temp
- —
Software & data
- Mobile app
- No
- Cloud platform
- —
- Offline mode
- Yes
- Subscription required
- No
- Raw data access
- No
- Export formats
- —
- LSL support
- No
- Data ownership
- manufacturer
- Apps
- Medtronic Clinician Programmer
SDK & developer access
- Has SDK
- No
- Open source
- No
- Languages
- —
- Web Bluetooth
- No
- Raw sample access
- No
- BCI paradigms
- —
- 3rd-party integrations
- —
- Docs
- —
Regulatory & clinical
- FDA status
- pma
- CE mark
- Yes
- Certifications
- —
- Prescription required
- Yes
- Pediatric approved
- —
Pricing & availability
- MSRP
- —
- Current price
- —
- Subscription
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Return policy (days)
- —
- Where to buy
- Buy at medtronic.com
Editor’s take
In favor
- Rechargeable — fewer revision surgeries
- Deep deployment base
Against
- Open-loop only (no sensing)
- Superseded by Percept line
Sources & provenance
Last reviewed