Vertos Medical’s mild® Procedure Receives Broad Coverage From Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Broad access to the mild procedure has been granted for
"Patient and physician demand for the mild procedure has grown a great deal, and I'm excited to hear that my patients and fellow practitioners will now have access to this effective, proven method for relieving pain and getting people back to doing the things that make life enjoyable," said
It is estimated that roughly 10% of Americans have lumbar spinal stenosis, and that by 2021 some 2.4 million will be experiencing considerable pain as a result of the condition.
"This is great news for the thousands of people who suffer from the debilitating symptoms related to their lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication, who have struggled to find a safe, effective, low-cost solution," said Eric Wichems, President and CEO of Vertos Medical.
The mild procedure has been studied in more than 20 peer-reviewed publications and 12 clinical trials, and has been performed on more than 20,000 patients. Peer-reviewed clinical data has demonstrated that mild helps patients suffering from LSS stand longer and walk further with less pain.2
1 Benyamin, R., et al. (2016). mild® is an Effective Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Neurogenic Claudication: MiDAS ENCORE Randomized Controlled Trial. Pain Physician, 19: 229-242. ISSN 1533-3159.
2 Mekhail, Nagy, et al. (2012). Functional and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Following Percutaneous Decompression. Pain Practice, 12(6): 417-425. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00565.x.
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