Procedures Supported by Interventional Therapies

Soft Tissue Removal (within the Spine)

The Cavity SpineWand® medical device creates a space in a malignant lesion in the spine. Using patented plasma technology (Coblation – or controlled ablation). This device can be used with a full line of vertebral body access tools. There are two sizes available: 11G and 8G (the difference is the offset of the device as well as length).

These devices also work with the Parallax family of products and the Arthrocare System 2000 controller (using saline as the conductive medium for tissue removal).

Results to Date:
  • Used in over 1,000 tumor treatment procedures
  • Minimally invasive
    • Typically adds on 10 minutes to a secondary procedure
    • General or local anesthesia is utilized
    • May require an overnight hospital stay depending on patients co-morbidities
Videos
See Cavity SpineWand in Action
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Dr. Vrionis talks about Cavity SpineWand
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Procedures
> Plasma Disc Decompression
> Diagnosis of Herniated Disc
Procedures Supported by Interventional Therapies
> Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
> Vertebral Body Bone Biopsy
> Soft Tissue Removal