Santa Clarita – October 29, 2026 -- SetPoint Medical has treated its first patient in Boston with the SetPoint System, extending the only FDA-approved neuroimmune modulation therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to adults across New England.

Beth Israel Deaconess surgeon performs first Boston implant

Joshua P. Aronson, M.D., a functional neurosurgeon at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), performed the procedure. He described it as an outpatient intervention that opens a different treatment pathway for RA patients.