PRECISION™ PLUS SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR System Receives CE Mark Approval as MRI Conditional

PRECISION™ PLUS SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR System Receives CE Mark Approval as MRI Conditional PR Newswire PARIS, August 28, 2012 PARIS, August 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has received CE Mark approval for use of its PRECISION™ PLUS SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR (SCS) System in patients with the system and are in need for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) head-only scans. The PRECISION PLUS SCS System is the world's first rechargeable SCS device. This approval provides physicians with an additional diagnostic option for patients with chronic intractable pain. "As spinal cord stimulation becomes more widespread for control of severe disabling refractory pain, it is great to know that -- should the need arise -- head-only MRI scans can be safely performed in patients with the PRECISION PLUS SCS System," said Dr. Simon Thomson FFPMRCA, consultant in pain medicine and neuromodulation at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals in the United Kingdom. Chronic intractable pain is continuous pain that has lasted more than six months. Living in constant pain for an extended period of time can have a devastating impact on quality of life for many patients. Without relief, or the hope for relief, many patients lose the ability to sleep, work, and function normally. Chronic pain affects one in five adults in Europe, or about 95 million people 15 to 64 years of age.