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- Acute Study Demonstrates Safety of Vertos Medical's mildi Procedure; Findings Appear in Pain Physician Journal
Medical device company Vertos Medical Inc. has reported that an observational study on mild*, published in the January/February 2010 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Pain Physician, has demonstrated the acute safety of the procedure in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The study, conducted by leading pain physicians Timothy Deer, M.D. (The Center for Pain Relief, Charleston, West Va.) and Leonardo Kapural, M.D., Ph.D. (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio), found no reports of patient complications related to the mild devices or technique. - New Image-Guided Ultra-Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression Method: The mild Procedure
Lumbar canal stenosis (LCS) is a very common source of lower back and leg pain. Current
estimates place the number of Americans suffering from lumbar spinal stenosis at 400,000
(1), although this does not account for those who choose not to seek care and use self limited restriction
as a method of treating their symptoms.
- Vertos Medical Completes Enrollment in U.S. IRB I Study of mild, Unveils Comprehensive
Clinical Strategy
Medical device company Vertos Medical Inc. has announced the completion of enrollment in its post-market U.S. IRB (Institutional Review Board) I Patient Outcomes Trial, a 75-patient study of the mild procedure.
- Vertos Medical's Blue Ocean Opportunity
Vertos has a promising new device to treat spinal stenosis and a strategy that focuses not on spine
surgeons, but on a new breed of pain specialists. - Procedure Performed on an Outpatient Basis- Take a Walk on the mild Side
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (mild) is now a procedure that can be performed on an outpatient basis for individuals suffering with progressive leg pain secondary to spinal canal stenosis due to ligamentum flavum hypertrophy.
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Vertos Medical Closes $15.5 Million Series D Financing
Medical device company Vertos Medical, Inc., developer of the mild(R) procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), today announced it has completed a $15.5 million Series D financing. New investor, ONSET Ventures, led the round with additional participation from existing Vertos investors CHL Medical
Partners, Foundation Medical Partners, Aweida Venture Partners and DFJ Mercury. -
Surgeons Offer Less Invasive Option For Spinal Stenosis
According to the centers for Medicare and Medicaid, more than 1.5 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and immobility caused by an age related condition called Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. - Vertos Medical's mild Procedure Gets Nod From Leading Pain Medicine Physicians
Vertos Leading interventional pain physicians from key U.S. centers gathered at a special June 29 clinical symposium to share their experience with Vertos Medical's mild (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression) - Vertos Readies for Commercialization with New Headquarters, Training Center and Strategic Hires
Vertos Medical, Inc. today announced the opening of its new physician training facility and headquarters in Aliso Viejo, Calif.
