FDA wants to ban electrical stimulation for behavior modification
In a rare move, the FDA is taking steps to ban electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) for self-injurious or aggressive behaviors.
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In a rare move, the FDA is taking steps to ban electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) for self-injurious or aggressive behaviors.
The Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton is the only facility in the country that still uses electrical stimulation devices.
This is the second time the FDA has sought to ban the equipment, known as electrical stimulation devices, or ESDs, which has been condemned by disability advocates as a form of abuse.
More than two years after a ban was blocked in court, federal regulators are seeking to stop the use of devices that administer electric shocks to address behavior issues in people with disabilities.
The FDA is taking a second stab at banning the use of electroshock devices in patients with intellectual and developmental disorders.