MicroTransponder

At a glance

Legal name

MicroTransponder, Inc.verifiedSource

1. FDA PMA P210007 approval letter — Vivistimhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf21/P210007A.pdf2021-08-27

Updated: 2026-05-04

Aliases

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Type

private-startupverifiedSource

1. MicroTransponder — official sitehttps://www.microtransponder.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Focus areas

medical-implant, neurostimulation, rehabilitation, therapeuticverifiedSources (2)

1. Vivistim — official sitehttps://www.vivistim.com
2. FDA PMA P210007 approval letter — Vivistimhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf21/P210007A.pdf2021-08-27

Updated: 2026-05-04

Founded

2007verifiedSource

1. UT Dallas — Texas Biomedical Device Center to Support Tinnitus Studyhttps://news.utdallas.edu/health-medicine/texas-biomedical-device-center-to-support-tinnitus/

Updated: 2026-05-04

Defunct

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Spinout of

University of Texas at DallasverifiedSource

1. UT Dallas — Texas Biomedical Device Center to Support Tinnitus Studyhttps://news.utdallas.edu/health-medicine/texas-biomedical-device-center-to-support-tinnitus/

Updated: 2026-05-04

HQ city

AustinverifiedSource

1. FDA PMA P210007 approval letter — Vivistimhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf21/P210007A.pdf2021-08-27

Updated: 2026-05-04

HQ country

USverifiedSource

1. FDA PMA P210007 approval letter — Vivistimhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf21/P210007A.pdf2021-08-27

Updated: 2026-05-04

Employees

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Flagship device

microtransponder-vivistimverifiedSource

1. Vivistim — official sitehttps://www.vivistim.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Product lines

1verifiedSource

1. Vivistim — official sitehttps://www.vivistim.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

In-house manufacturing

YesverifiedSource

1. FDA PMA P210007 approval letter — Vivistimhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf21/P210007A.pdf2021-08-27

Updated: 2026-05-04

Open source

NoverifiedSource

1. MicroTransponder — official sitehttps://www.microtransponder.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

GitHub org

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Website

microtransponder.comverifiedSource

1. MicroTransponder — official sitehttps://www.microtransponder.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Blog

—unknownSource

1. v0 said /news; not pinned in primary MicroTransponder pages

Updated: 2026-05-04

Support

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Devices

• invasiveVNS

  Vivistim Paired VNS System

  microtransponder

  1 channels—

MilestonesverifiedSources (2)

1. UT Dallas — Texas Biomedical Device Center to Support Tinnitus Studyhttps://news.utdallas.edu/health-medicine/texas-biomedical-device-center-to-support-tinnitus/
2. FDA PMA P210007 approval letter — Vivistimhttps://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf21/P210007A.pdf2021-08-27

Updated: 2026-05-04

1. 2007

   MicroTransponder founded

   Founded as an outgrowth of neuroscience research at the University of Texas at Dallas.

2. 2021-08-27

   FDA PMA approval (P210007) for Vivistim

   Premarket approval for paired-VNS in chronic ischemic stroke arm-motor rehabilitation; supported by the VNS-REHAB pivotal trial.

Reputation

Holds the only FDA-approved paired-VNS-for-stroke claim. Active commercial rollout into US comprehensive stroke centers and inpatient rehab facilities.