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BBC Request SCS data and access

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Case reference FOI2025/00196

Received 28 February 2025

Published 5 May 2025

Request

I’d like to know the following please : How many spinal cord stimulators products have been given MHRA clearance? This includes all equipment related to SCS and DRG and related frequence products ? eg includes insertion needles, tunnelling tools etc, How many intrathecal pain pumps and associated equipment to perform a procedure? How many products have been given clearance for radiofrequency nerve ablation ? How many manufacturers supply the above, please provide companies’ names? How much income is device by the MHRA from companies that supply spinal cord stim devices ? How much income does the MHRA receive from medical device companies in total As a percentage of income ? compared to Pharmaceuticals. Please advise on how you communicate with other bodies such as the TGA or FDA ? Ie in what form?

Response

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