--- description: Find out why Abbott NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic is one of the best inventions of 2021 title: Abbott NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte35f16f70eaa9ba1/698a1e9cb21a9c5393505545/best-inventions-2021-NeuroSphere-Virtual-Clinic.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # Access to Care at Home Abbott NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  For patients suffering from chronic pain or movement disorders, visiting the doctor can be a serious ordeal. [Abbott’s](https://www.abbott.com/ "undefined") NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic aims to help by enabling physicians to talk to their patients over a video app, as well as remotely adjust a range of Abbott’s implanted neuro-modulation devices. The Neuro­Sphere Virtual Clinic, which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in March, is available in the U.S. and several European countries; the company plans to expand availability soon. —_Abigail Abrams_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113022/neurosphere-virtual-clinic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113022/neurosphere-virtual-clinic/"},"headline":"Access to Care at Home","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:11:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:55:43.386Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113022/neurosphere-virtual-clinic/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte35f16f70eaa9ba1/698a1e9cb21a9c5393505545/best-inventions-2021-NeuroSphere-Virtual-Clinic.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte35f16f70eaa9ba1/698a1e9cb21a9c5393505545/best-inventions-2021-NeuroSphere-Virtual-Clinic.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6113022/neurosphere-virtual-clinic/","name":"Access to Care at Home"}}]}] ```