Table 18:
Spinal Cord Stimulation Devices Considered in the Budget Impact Analysis
| SCS Device | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| SCS Systems Used in Ontario (Frequencies up to 1.2 kHz) | |
| Precision Montage MRI Spinal Cord Stimulator System, Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator System (rechargeable, tonic and burst modalities) | Boston Scientific Inc. |
| Precision Novi (nonrechargeable, tonic and burst modalities) | Boston Scientific Inc. |
| RestoreSensor SureScan MRI neurostimulator (rechargeable) | Medtronic Inc. |
| Intellis implantable neurostimulator (rechargeable) | Medtronic Inc. |
| Itrel 3 system (nonrechargeable)a | Medtronic Inc. |
| Proclaim Elite (Proclaim 5/Proclaim 7; nonrechargeable, burst) | Abbott |
| Prodigy MRI IPG with burst (rechargeable, burst) | Abbott |
| SCS System Newly Available in Ontario (10-kHz High-Frequency as 1 of 3 Modalities) | |
| Freedom 4A/Freedom 8A (external batteries; wireless; neurostimulator; 3 modalities in 1 device: tonic, burst, and 10-kHz high-frequency) | Stimwave Technologies Ltd. |
| SCS System Not Available in Ontario (10 kHz High-Frequency Only) | |
| Senza HF10 | Nevro Corp. |
Abbreviation: IPG, implantable pulse generator, MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; SCS, spinal cord stimulation.
a
To be replaced by the new Restore SCS systems by December 2019 (oral communication, Medtronic Inc., November 2018).
Sources: Information received from the manufacturers (oral and written communications, Boston Scientific Inc., Medtronic Inc., Abbott, and Stimwave Technologies Ltd., November 2018 to February 2019).