AppliedVR gets breakthrough device designation for VR to treat pain October 23, 2020 Auto Bot AppliedVR, Chronic pain, Digital Therapeutics, FDA, Health Tech, Los Angeles, Medical Devices, News, Virtual Reality, VR 0 The Los Angeles-based startup received a breakthrough device designation from the FDA for using VR to manage chronic pain. It recently published the results of a 92-person virtual trial testing VR for pain management at home.