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Scientific publications Spinal cord stimulation

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We are committed to advancing SCS through high-quality, robust pre-clinical and clinical research.
Below you will find some of our latest clinical data.

Chronic back pain with degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, radicular pain syndrome and not a candidate for spine surgery
Intractable upper limb pain
DTM™ SCS endurance
DTM™ SCS
SCS for diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Digital health
MRI access

Chronic back pain with degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, radicular pain syndrome and not a candidate for spine surgery

pdf DTM™ SCS for indicated chronic back pain patients non-eligible for spine surgery: US RCT outcomes (.pdf)

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DTM™ SCS for indicated chronic back pain patients non-eligible for spine surgery: US RCT outcomes

Intractable upper limb pain

pdf Effect of DTM SCS on intractable upper limb pain: A 12-month prospective study results (.pdf)

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Effect of DTM SCS on intractable upper limb pain: A 12-month prospective study results

DTM™ SCS endurance

pdf DTM™ SCS endurance 12-month pain relief outcomes (.pdf)

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DTM™ SCS endurance 12-month pain relief outcomes

pdf DTM™ SCS endurance 12-month energy modeling (.pdf)

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DTM™ SCS endurance 12-month energy modeling

pdf DTM™ SCS endurance 12-month patient activity goals and therapy satisfaction (.pdf)

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DTM™ SCS endurance 12-month patient activity goals and therapy satisfaction

DTM™ SCS

13066 DTM™ SCS RCT publication (.13066)

pdf DTM™ SCS RCT, sub-analysis of patients with non-surgical refractory back pain (.pdf)

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$DTM™ SCS RCT, sub-analysis of patients with non-surgical refractory back pain$

pdf DTM™ SCS RCT secondary outcomes-WIP (.pdf)

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DTM™ SCS RCT secondary outcomes-WIP

pdf DTM™ SCS RCT secondary outcomes-NANS (.pdf)

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DTM™ SCS RCT secondary outcomes-NANS

SCS for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

pdf History of spinal cord stimulation to treat painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (.pdf)

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History of spinal cord stimulation to treat painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

pdf Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and SCS (.pdf)

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Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and SCS

pdf Multiple randomized trials of SCS show consistent outcomes in the treatment of painful DPN (.pdf)

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Multiple randomized trials of SCS show consistent outcomes in the treatment of painful DPN

pdf SCS for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Consistent Outcomes from Multiple RCTs and Prospective Registry Data (.pdf)

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SCS for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: Consistent Outcomes from Multiple RCTs and Prospective Registry Data

Digital Health

pdf Virtual guide for patients on their journey with SCS (.pdf)

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Virtual guide for patients on their journey with SCS

pdf Characterization of spinal cord stimulation trial evaluation subjects: Digital health platform experience (.pdf)

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Characterization of spinal cord stimulation trial evaluation subjects: Digital health platform experience

pdf Spinal cord stimulation (SCS): Using a digital health platform to characterize the patient journey (.pdf)

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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS): Using a digital health platform to characterize the patient journey

pdf SCS trial evaluation in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients: real-world evidence collected using a digital health platform (.pdf)

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SCS trial evaluation in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients: real-world evidence collected using a digital health platform

pdf ASPN clincial poster on the health-related quality of life phenotypes among SCS patients (.pdf)

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ASPN clincial poster on the health-related quality of life phenotypes among SCS patients

pdf Longitudinal Patient-Reported Outcomes in Spinal Cord Stimulation implanted chronic pain patients (.pdf)

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Longitudinal Patient-Reported Outcomes in Spinal Cord Stimulation implanted chronic pain patients

pdf SCS for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: 3-Month Clinical Outcomes Collected Using a Digital Health Platform (.pdf)

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SCS for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: 3-Month Clinical Outcomes Collected Using a Digital Health Platform

MRI access

pdf How MRI Conditionality of an SCS System Could Impede Screening for Breast Cancer (.pdf)

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How MRI Conditionality of an SCS System Could Impede Screening for Breast Cancer

pdf Do depleted SCS systems meet required conditions for MRI scans? (.pdf)

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Do depleted SCS systems meet required conditions for MRI scans?

pdf MRI RF Heating of SCS Leads: Ensuring Patient Safety Through Lead Design, Simulation and Analysis (.pdf)

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MRI RF Heating of SCS Leads: Ensuring Patient Safety Through Lead Design, Simulation and Analysis