
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9287
Date Request Received: 13/03/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 19/03/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: InSpace Balloon
Request Category: Students (Educational)
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information: I would like you to provide the information in an Excel spreadsheet or in a Microsoft Word table Has your NHS Trust purchased InSpace subacromial balloon spacer (Stryker) devices used for shoulder surgery for rotator cuff tears between 1st January 2013 to 1st January 2026? If so, how many devices? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes. Data available is from 2022 till date and within that period, 2 devices were ordered at the SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ | |
| Question Number 2: How much money has your NHS Trust spent on Inspace subacromial balloon spacer (Stryker) devices purchased between 1st January 2013 to 1st January 2026? | |
| Answer To Question 2: £3,308 (inc. VAT) | |
| Question Number 3: How many Inspace subacromial balloon spacer (Stryker) devices have been used in surgeries / procedures conducted by your NHS Trust between 1st January 2013 to 1st January 2026? | |
| Answer To Question 3: 2 | |
| Question Number 4: How is the use of Inspace subacromial balloon spacer (Stryker) devices coded by your Trust? | |
| Answer To Question 4: The device is saved on a specific catalogue using the unique Manufacturer's product code and classified under "FQS - Joint Replacement Shoulders" NHS Supply chain eClass code. The use is recorded only as a theatre consumable/implant in theatre system. | |
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