FDA approves hand held device to treat cluster headaches

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved electroCore’s gammaCore device to treat cluster headaches.

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Patients press the hand held device to their neck, which then sends a mild electrical stimulation to the vagus nerve through the skin to reduce pain associated with cluster headaches.

ElectroCore expects the device to be available in the U.S. later this year.

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