Product Program year 2023 Source: CMS Open Payments

Smart Release

Device Endoscopic Soft Tissue Release

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General payments

$686,909

524 payments

Research payments

$0

0 payments

Through program year 2023, $686,909 in general payments and $0 in research payments were reported against Smart Release (Endoscopic Soft Tissue Release).

No combined total These are different kinds of money, reported under different rules. A meal and a clinical trial grant do not add up to anything meaningful, so this site does not add them.

By program year

3 rows
Year Kind Amount Payments
2023 General $69,291 65
2022 General $389,999 332
2021 General $227,618 127

Breakdown

Who paid General payments · program years 2021–2023
  1. MicroAire Surgical Instruments LLC $686,909 524 payments
Top recipients General payments · program year 2023
  1. Michael Wheatley Surgery of the Hand · Portland, OR $29,372 42% · 24 payments
  2. Leslie Wong Surgery of the Hand · Grand Rapids, MI $14,741 21% · 11 payments
  3. Timothy Niacaris Hand Surgery · Arlington, TX $4,487 6% · 5 payments
  4. Joe George Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery · Joliet, IL $4,199 6% · 6 payments
  5. Vipul Patel Orthopaedic Surgery · Brooklyn, NY $2,475 4% · 2 payments

The top 5 of 20 recipients; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2023.

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Specialties paid General payments · program year 2023
  1. Surgery of the Hand Plastic Surgery $29,372 42% · 1 practitioner
  2. Surgery of the Hand Surgery $16,241 23% · 2 practitioners
  3. Hand Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery $11,856 17% · 8 practitioners
  4. Podiatrist, Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist $5,349 8% · 2 practitioners
  5. Orthopaedic Surgery $2,507 4% · 2 practitioners

The top 5 of 9 specialties; each share is of general payments naming this product to practitioners with a specialty in 2023. Each practitioner is counted under their primary specialty.

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Where the money went General payments · program year 2023
  1. Oregon $29,372 42% · 1 recipient
  2. Michigan $14,741 21% · 1 recipient
  3. Illinois $5,949 9% · 2 recipients
  4. Texas $5,737 8% · 2 recipients
  5. Pennsylvania $3,000 4% · 2 recipients

The top 5 of 11 states; each share is of general payments naming this product in 2023 where a state was reported.

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524 general

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Provenance

Source: CMS Open Payments · through program year 2023

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