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Physician Questionnaire: Intradiscal Therapies

A medical device company is currently developing several interventional spine products to meet the demands of physicians in the pain management community. During product and brand development, the company is seeking to better understand the needs of physicians who currently perform interventional disc procedures.

You are invited to take 5 minutes to complete the survey below. You will receive an honorarium of $15 eCertificate for Medically Relevant Items for a completed survey.

Please note that honoraria is only available to professionals practicing in the United States

Thank you in advance for sharing your opinions.

Basic Info

Specialty

*What is your specialty?

Anesthesiology
Physiatry
Interventional Radiology
Rehab Physician
Orthopedic surgery
Neurosurgery

Other

Years in Practice

*How many years have you been practicing in your specialty?

Only numbers may be entered in this field

Surgeries per Month

*Approximately how many minimally invasive spine procedures (e.g. Annuloplasty, Nucleoplasty, Vertebroplasty, RF Denervation, etc.) do you perform each month?

None
1 to 10
11-25
25 +

Main

compelling features

*Please rank the following features you find compelling about existing intradiscal therapies:

Click on an item in the list on the left, starting with your highest ranking item, moving through to your lowest ranking item.

Your Choices:

	Your Ranking:
1:
2:
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8:

Click on the scissors next to each item on the right to remove the last entry in your ranked list

Techs Used

*Have you used the following technologies / procedures?

	Never used	Used in the past	Currently use
Biacuplasty (Transdiscal/Baylis)
IDET (SPINECATH/Smith & Nephew)
Thermal Decompression (ACUTHERM/Smith & Nephew)
Percutaneous Discectomy (Dekompressor/Stryker)
Annuloplasty (discTRODE/Radionics)
Coblation Decompression (SpineWand/Arthrocare)
Laser Decompression (LASE/Clarus Medical)

past 3 months

*How many of each of the following procedures have you performed in the past 3 months?

	0	1-5	6-10	11-20	Over 20
Biacuplasty (Transdiscal/Baylis)
IDET (SPINECATH/Smith & Nephew)
Thermal Decompression (ACUTHERM/Smith & Nephew)
Percutaneous Discectomy (Dekompressor/Stryker)
Annuloplasty (discTRODE/Radionics)
Coblation Decompression (SpineWand/Arthrocare)
Laser Decompression (LASE/Clarus Medical)

referral sources

*What percentage of your back pain referrals come from the following sources?

Total sum must equal 100%

Only numbers may be entered in these fields

Family Practice / GP

Orthopedist/Neurosurgeon

Chiropractor

Pain Specialist (MD)

Physical Therapist

Emergency Room

Personal Injury Attorney

Other

Total of all entries must equal 100

Total:	%
Remaining:	%

deivces used

*Which, if any, intradiscal device(s) do you currently use most often?

Transdiscal (Biacuplasty / Baylis)
IDET (SPINECATH / Smith & Nephew)
discTRODE (Annuloplasty / Radionics)
ACUTHERM (Targeted Disc Decompression / Smith & Nephew)
SpineWand (Coblation Decompression / Arthrocare)
Dekompressor (Percutaneous Discectomy / Stryker)
Other:

Attractive Features

*What feature(s) do you find MOST attractive in intradiscal devices?

Level 1 CPT Code
Defined Mechanism of Action
Clinical Evidence
Favorable Reimbursement / Coverage
Pricing
Company’s Reputation
Innovation
Ease of Use
Other:

least attractive

*What feature(s) is the LEAST attractive of that device?

Level 1 CPT Code
Defined Mechanism of Action
Clinical Evidence
Favorable Reimbursement / Coverage
Pricing
Company’s Reputation
Innovation
Ease of Use
Other:

top 2 technologies

*Please check the top two education resources you use to keep up to date with current technologies and procedures.

Journals
Conferences
Web
Company Representatives
Peers

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