Spinal Cord Stimulation Device Implantation

The first step is a minor, reversible surgical procedure that should allow the patient to actually experience the benefits of the Precision Plus™ system. The patient uses a temporary, non-implanted (external) system for about one week. If the physician and patient determine that the Precision Plus system fits the patient’s pain needs and lifestyle, a minor surgical procedure is conducted to place the Precision implant. The small size of the Precision implant allows surgical placement in a comfortable and convenient location.

PATIENTS

Overview

PRODUCTS FOR THIS PROCEDURE

How Do I Get Precision Plus?

Step 1: Find Out if It’s Right for You
Talk to your Pain Specialist about the Precision Plus system. Your Pain Specialist will determine if it is right for your type and severity of pain. Then, you and your Pain Specialist can decide to test the therapy in a simple, reversible procedure.

Step 2: Take the Test Drive
First, you will undergo a minor, reversible surgical procedure that should allow you to actually experience the benefits of the Precision System. You’ll use a temporary, non-implanted (external) system for about one week.

Step 3: Long-Term Therapy
After your Test Drive or Trial Period, you and your doctor will decide whether or not spinal cord stimulation is the right answer for your pain. If both of you determine that the Precision Plus system addresses your pain needs and fits your lifestyle, then you will undergo another minor surgical procedure to surgically place the Precision system. The small size of the Precision implant, about half the size of other rechargeable SCS devices, allows doctors to place the implant in a comfortable or convenient location. Connected to the Precision implant are flexible Leads that are placed under the skin in the epidural space (near the spinal cord). On the end of each Lead, there are contacts that deliver pain-masking signals to the spinal cord.

After the procedure, you will work with your Pain Specialist to program your therapy for optimal pain relief. The Precision Plus system offers you and your Pain Specialist a very important benefit: You can experience the pain-masking signals in real-time as you and your Pain Specialist use a simple joystick to direct the signals right at your pain. And once you target the pain locations, you can sculpt the tiny electric fields to find relief for your pain to-date. Only the Precision Plus programming technology puts you in the driver’s seat.