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IVS-MILD-BROC-1436100_REV-2

Revision Date: 03.12.25 IVS-MILD-BROC-1436100_REV-2

  1. Stryker data on file.
  2. Mekhail N, et al. The durability of minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: Long-term follow-up. Pain Pract. 2021 Nov;21(8):826-835 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9291913/.
  3. Staats PS, Chafin TB, Golovac S, et al. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Procedure for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Neurogenic Claudication: 2-Year Results of MiDAS ENCORE. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018;43(7):789-794. doi:10.1097/AAP.0000000000000868.
  4. Deer TR, Chafin TB, Costandi SJ, et al. The MOTION study: Two-year results of a real-world randomized controlled trial of the mild® procedure for treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Pain Pract. 2024;24(1):109-119. doi:10.1111/papr.13293.
  5. Mekhail N, Costandi S, Abraham B, Samuel SW. Functional and patient-reported outcomes in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis following percutaneous decompression. Pain Pract. 2012 Jul;12(6):417-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00565.x. Epub 2012 Jun 1. PMID: 22651852. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00565.x
  6. Wu L, Munakomi S, Cruz R. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. [Updated 2024 Jan 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531493/.
  7. Hansson T, Suzuki N, Hebelka H, Gaulitz A. The narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal during loaded MRI: the effects of the disc and ligamentum flavum. Eur Spine J. 2009 May;18(5):679-86. doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-0919-7. Epub 2009 Mar 11. PMID: 19277726; PMCID: PMC3234003. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3234003/
  8. Jain S, Deer T, Sayed D, Chopra P, Wahezi S, Jassal N, Weisbein J, Jameson J, Malinowski M, Golovac S. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression: a review of indications, techniques, efficacy and safety. Pain Manag. 2020 Sep;10(5):331-348. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0037. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32609052. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2217/pmt-2020-0037#d1e525.
  9. Deer T, Kim C, Wahezi SE, Qu H, Sayed D; MOTION Study Investigators. Objective Real-World Outcomes of Patients Suffering from Painful Neurogenic Claudication Treated with the mild® Procedure: Interim 6-Month Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Res. 2021 Jun 10;14:1687-1697. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S312573. PMID: 34140805; PMCID: PMC8203201. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8203201/.
  10. Staats PS, Benyamin RM; MiDAS ENCORE Investigators. MiDAS ENCORE: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Report of 6-Month Results. Pain Physician. 2016 Feb;19(2):25-38. PMID: 26815247. https://www.painphysicianjournal.com/current/pdf?article=MjUxNA%3D%3D&journal=94.

Revision Date: 11.04.24 IVS-MILD-BROC-1436100_REV-0

  1. Wu L, Munakomi S, Cruz R. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. [Updated 2024 Jan 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531493/.
  2. Hansson T, Suzuki N, Hebelka H, Gaulitz A. The narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal during loaded MRI: the effects of the disc and ligamentum flavum. Eur Spine J. 2009 May;18(5):679-86. doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-0919-7. Epub 2009 Mar 11. PMID: 19277726; PMCID: PMC3234003. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3234003/.
  3. Jain S, Deer T, Sayed D, Chopra P, Wahezi S, Jassal N, Weisbein J, Jameson J, Malinowski M, Golovac S. Minimally invasive lumbar decompression: a review of indications, techniques, efficacy and safety. Pain Manag. 2020 Sep;10(5):331-348. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0037. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32609052. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2217/pmt-2020-0037#d1e525.
  4. Mekhail N, et al. The durability of minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: Long-term follow-up. Pain Pract. 2021 Nov;21(8):826-835 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9291913/.
  5. Deer TR, Costandi SJ, Washabaugh E, Chafin TB, Wahezi SE, Jassal N, Sayed D. The MOTION Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Objective Real-World Outcomes for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients Treated with the mild® Procedure: One-Year Results. Pain Med. 2022 Apr 8;23(4):625-634. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnac028. PMID: 35167700; PMCID: PMC8992575. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8992575/.
  6. Data on file.
  7. Staats PS, Chafin TB, Golovac S, Kim CK, Li S, Richardson WB, Vallejo R, Wahezi SE, Washabaugh EP 3rd, Benyamin RM; MiDAS ENCORE Investigators. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Procedure for the Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Neurogenic Claudication: 2-Year Results of MiDAS ENCORE. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2018 Oct;43(7):789-794. doi: 10.1097/AAP.0000000000000868. PMID: 30199512; PMCID: PMC6319572. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6319572/.
  8. Mekhail N, Costandi S, Abraham B, Samuel SW. Functional and patient-reported outcomes in symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis following percutaneous decompression. Pain Pract. 2012 Jul;12(6):417-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00565.x. Epub 2012 Jun 1. PMID: 22651852. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00565.x.
  9. Mekhail N, Costandi S, Nageeb G, Ekladios C, Saied O. The durability of minimally invasive lumbar decompression procedure in patients with symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis: Long-term follow-up. Pain Pract. 2021;21(8):826-835. doi:10.1111/papr.13020.