LivaNova

At a glance

Legal name

LivaNova PLCverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova

Updated: 2026-05-04

Aliases

Cyberonics, SorinverifiedSources (2)

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova
2. PR Newswire — Sorin + Cyberonics unveil LivaNova namehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sorin-and-cyberonics-unveil-name-of-combined-company-livanova-300104353.html

Updated: 2026-05-04

Type

public-companyverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova

Updated: 2026-05-04

Focus areas

medical-implant, neurostimulation, therapeuticverifiedSource

1. BusinessWire — LivaNova SenTiva FDA approvalhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171009005303/en/LivaNova-Receives-FDA-Approvals-for-SenTiva-Device-and-Next-Generation-VNS-Therapy-Programming-System-for-Treatment-of-Epilepsy2017-10-09

Updated: 2026-05-04

Founded

2015verifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova

Updated: 2026-05-04

Defunct

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Spinout of

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

HQ city

LondonverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova

Updated: 2026-05-04

HQ country

GBverifiedSource

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova

Updated: 2026-05-04

Employees

—unknownSource

1. v0 said 1001-5000; not pinned in primary sources

Updated: 2026-05-04

Flagship device

livanova-sentivaverifiedSource

1. BusinessWire — LivaNova SenTiva FDA approvalhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171009005303/en/LivaNova-Receives-FDA-Approvals-for-SenTiva-Device-and-Next-Generation-VNS-Therapy-Programming-System-for-Treatment-of-Epilepsy2017-10-09

Updated: 2026-05-04

Product lines

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

In-house manufacturing

YesverifiedSource

1. BusinessWire — LivaNova SenTiva FDA approvalhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171009005303/en/LivaNova-Receives-FDA-Approvals-for-SenTiva-Device-and-Next-Generation-VNS-Therapy-Programming-System-for-Treatment-of-Epilepsy2017-10-09

Updated: 2026-05-04

Open source

NoverifiedSource

1. LivaNova — official sitehttps://www.livanova.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

GitHub org

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Website

livanova.comverifiedSource

1. LivaNova — official sitehttps://www.livanova.com

Updated: 2026-05-04

Blog

—unknownSource

1. v0 listed /en-us/news; not pinned in primary LivaNova sources

Updated: 2026-05-04

Support

—unknownUpdated: 2026-05-04

Devices

• invasiveVNS

  LivaNova SenTiva

  livanova

  1 channels—

People

MilestonesverifiedSources (4)

1. Wikipedia — LivaNovahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LivaNova
2. PR Newswire — Sorin + Cyberonics unveil LivaNova namehttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sorin-and-cyberonics-unveil-name-of-combined-company-livanova-300104353.html
3. BusinessWire — LivaNova SenTiva FDA approvalhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171009005303/en/LivaNova-Receives-FDA-Approvals-for-SenTiva-Device-and-Next-Generation-VNS-Therapy-Programming-System-for-Treatment-of-Epilepsy2017-10-09
4. LivaNova IR — CEO transition releaseshttps://livanova.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/livanova-plc-announces-ceo-transition-damien-mcdonald-succeed

Updated: 2026-05-04

1. 1987

   Cyberonics founded in Houston, Texas (predecessor)

2. 1997-07

   FDA approval — VNS Therapy for refractory epilepsy

3. 2005-07

   FDA approval — VNS Therapy for treatment-resistant depression

4. 2015-10-19

   Sorin + Cyberonics merge to form LivaNova PLC

   $2.7B all-stock merger; combined company headquartered in London.

5. 2017-10-09

   SenTiva launches

   Smallest, lightest VNS generator; introduces AutoStim closed-loop seizure response.

6. 2024-03-01

   Vladimir Makatsaria becomes LivaNova CEO

Reputation

Holds the original VNS franchise; faces growing competition from non-invasive cervical VNS (electroCore) and paired-VNS for stroke (MicroTransponder).