Clinical Study of Deep Brain stimulation for Depression

On CNNMoney.com

St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) has garnered Food and Drug Administration approval to launch a trial the company plans to use to pursue U.S. approval for a pacemaker-like device that uses electricity to treat severe depression.

Or on PRInside.com

St. Jude Medical, Inc. Investor Relations Angela Craig, 651-481-7789 or Media Relations Kathleen Janasz, 651-415-7042 or St. Jude Medical, ANS Division Media Relations Denise Landry, 972-309-8085 St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced it has received an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrollment in a controlled, multi-site, blinded, clinical study

Can someone explain to me why money is involved so explicitly?

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