Mainstay Medical Starts Commercialization of ReActiv8® for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Ireland

Dublin – Ireland, 9 May 2017 – Mainstay Medical International plc (“Mainstay” or the “Company”, Euronext Paris: MSTY.PA and ESM of the Irish Stock Exchange: MSTY.IE), a medical device company focused on bringing to market ReActiv8®, an implantable restorative neurostimulation system to treat disabling Chronic Low Back Pain (“CLBP”), announces the first sale and implant of ReActiv8 in Ireland.
The ReActiv8 implant was performed at St. Joseph’s Hospital, part of the Beaumont Hospital Group, in Dublin, by Dr. Josh Keaveny and Dr. Alexander Moudrakovski, Consultants in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine.
Dr. Keaveny commented: “ReActiv8 represents a novel approach to Chronic Low Back Pain which addresses the underlying cause of the condition. We now have a new option for treating patients who have suffered from debilitating back pain for years who are not candidates for spine surgery and have attempted many other conventional therapies without adequate relief.”
ReActiv8 works by electrically stimulating the nerves responsible for contracting the key stabilizing muscles of the lumbar spine. Activation of these muscles to restore functional spine stability has been shown to facilitate recovery from Chronic Low Back Pain.
Peter Crosby, CEO of Mainstay, commented: “As part of our early commercialization strategy, we are building a network of reference sites in Europe, who can champion ReActiv8 and help expand the market. As an Irish company, Ireland is our home market, and we are pleased to partner with Dr. Keaveny and Dr. Moudrakovski to establish a foothold in our second European market following the start of commercialization in Germany.”
Mainstay received CE Marking for ReActiv8 supported by positive results from the ReActiv8-A Clinical Trial that demonstrated a clinically important, statistically significant and lasting improvement in pain, disability and quality of life in people with disabling CLBP and few other treatment options.