Orthopedic Pain Disorders

Clinical Trials Advanced for Orthopedic Shock Wave Therapy

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, May 16th, 2000

Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Iselin, New Jersey, received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to continue clinical testing of the Siemens Sonocur, a sound wave therapy device that is currently marketed in Europe and Canada for the treatment of chronic orthopedic pain disorders.

In the United States, clinical evaluation of the Sonocur as a pain therapy system has been underway since 1999 and has focused on the treatment of patients with lateral epicondylitis, a disease commonly known as chronic tennis elbow. Tennis elbow is a common tendon irritation, which is often caused by repetitive motion of the hand and forearm.

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