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title: "COVID Applies the Brakes: Q420/FY20 Spinal Cord Stimulation Market Recap"
description: "While US SCS revenues were almost back to pre-COVID levels in Q320, rising COVID case rates put the brakes on procedure growth by the end of Q420 ... #spinalcordstimulation"
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# [COVID Applies the Brakes: Q420/FY20 Spinal Cord Stimulation Market Recap](https://blog.smarttrak.com/covid-applies-the-brakes-q420/fy20-spinal-cord-stimulation-market-recap)

 Written by [Anne Staylor](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/anne-staylor) | 3/28/21 10:21 PM

*<https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/c19506896fadde3bac100210d7e9bc84>While US SCS revenues were almost back to pre-COVID levels in Q320, rising COVID case rates put the brakes on procedure growth by the end of Q420 and the US and WW SCS markets ended down -15%+ in FY20 compared to FY19.*

Although spinal cord stimulation (SCS) revenues were almost back to pre-COVID levels in Q320, by the end of Q420, rising COVID case rates in certain geographies put the brakes on procedure growth, resulting in a low-single-digit (LSD) decrease in YoY revenues in both the US and WW in Q420. For the full year (FY), US SCS were down -15.1%, with revenues, according to *SmartTRAK SCS Financial Dashboard*, totaling ...

Among the many topics covered in the comprehensive <https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/5b0c3f1741cb6c73ac10025890c4e1d4>[**Q420/FY20 Spinal Cord Stimulation ****Market Recap **](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/c19506896fadde3bac100210d7e9bc84)[*](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/5b0c3f1741cb6c73ac10025890c4e1d4) are:

- Complete Market Overview
- Companies' Revenue and Market Share
- Abbott Ends Year as No. 1
- Boston Scientific: WaveWriter Alpha Poised for Growth
- Medtronic: Gaining Momentum in Pain Stim
- Nevro Gains Share in 2020
- Other Players: Stimwave’s Strategic Shift
- Recent Clinical/Regulatory News and Highlights**  
  **

In the US, [Abbott*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/73351) (ABT) remained the US SCS market leader in Q420, followed by [Boston Scientific*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/73254), [Medtronic*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/31), [Nevro*](https://app.smarttrak.com/companies/qs/73318) and Other. On a WW basis, ABT held the No. 1 share position in Q420, followed by MDT and ...

[**Read the entire Q420/FY20 Spinal Cord Stimulation ****Market Recap including news, data, charts, company revenues, shares and analysis***](https://app.smarttrak.com/analysis/qs/c19506896fadde3bac100210d7e9bc84)

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