St. Jude's Genesis Receives Japanese Approval

St. Jude Medical received approval Monday from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its Genesis spinal cord stimulation system to manage chronic pain, the company says. The implanted device delivers electrical pulses to interrupt or mask transmission of pain signals to the brain. Japan is the second-largest market for devices in the world, according to William Phillips, president of St. Jude Medical Japan.