St. Jude Medical has received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for their deep brain stimulation technology that focuses on Brodmann Area 25 to treat severe, refractory depression. Brodmann Area 25 is a structure within the subcollosal gyrus region of the brain. It is the focus of the St. Jude Medical BROADEN(TM) (Brodmann Area 25 DEep brain Neuromodulation) study, which is evaluating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy can help people who suffer from major depressive...