MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 11, 2024 -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the company’s clinical data that will be featured at the 27th North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS) annual meeting, to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan.18-21, 2024. A total of 19 abstracts from its chronic pain and deep brain stimulation portfolios have been accepted, including a late-breaking presentation on the WaveWriter Alpha™ Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System.
The SOLIS (SCS as an Option for Chronic Low Back and/or Leg Pain Instead of Surgery) randomized control trial, is evaluating the use of the WaveWriter SCS Systems for the treatment of non-surgical back pain (NSBP) when compared to conventional medical management (CMM). This late breaking presentation will review one-year outcomes of the trial.
"Boston Scientific is advancing the treatment paradigms for people living with chronic pain or movement disorders," said Jim Cassidy, president, Neuromodulation, Boston Scientific. "Data included at this year’s NANS meeting reflect the breadth and depth of meaningful clinical evidence supporting our technologies and our commitment to deliver innovative solutions for physicians and their patients."
Additional data being presented on the Boston Scientific portfolio include clinical outcomes on Fast-Acting Sub-Perception Therapy (FAST) with SCS, and essential tremor real-world outcomes using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). Long-term outcomes on SCS for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) that support the most recent indication expansion for DPN will also be presented.
Featured Abstracts
Oral presentations:
- RELIEF Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Long-term Outcomes: Global, multicenter study of prospectively-enrolled patients utilizing SCS for painful-diabetic peripheral neuropathy to be presented by Anthony Berg, M.D., on Friday, Jan. 19 from 5:18-5:26 p.m. PT
- Tremor Reduction Using Deep Brain Stimulation: Outcomes of a real-world, prospective, multicenter essential tremor study to be presented by Jan Vesper, M.D., Ph.D., on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 10:48-10:56 a.m. PT
- Clinical Outcomes Using Fast-Acting Sub-Perception-Based SCS: Clinical outcomes using FAST-SCS results of a multicenter, observational real-world study in the United States to be presented by James North, M.D., on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 11:41-11:49 a.m. PT
- SOLIS Randomized Control Trial: Evaluating SCS and CMM for chronic pain without prior back surgery to be presented by James North, M.D., on Saturday, Jan. 20 from 2:07-2:15 p.m. PT
For a complete list of Boston Scientific clinical and scientific data presentations at NANS 2024, please visit: BostonScientific.com/NANS2024.
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Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 40 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. For more information, visit www.bostonscientific.com and connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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