Synapse Biomedical
Medical Equipment ManufacturingOhio, United States11-50 Employees
Synapse Biomedical, based in Oberlin, Ohio, develops and commercializes diaphragmatic pacing solutions to assist people with chronic respiratory insufficiency. The company was founded in 2002 to bring to market technology developed over two decades at Case Western Reserve University and the University Hospitals of Cleveland. Its system, the NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing System (DPS), uses electrical stimulation to support breathing in spinal cord injury and certain neuromuscular diseases, and in short-term critical care settings. Operating in the medical equipment manufacturing industry, the company targets clinicians and healthcare facilities seeking alternatives to traditional respiratory support. It aims to address clinical needs not met by existing systems through a pacing-based approach. In 2018, the company introduced the TransAeris device, expanding its availability to Europe and other international markets.