Stratus® Medical exhibited at the NANS 23rd Annual Meeting at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas from January 23rd to the 25th.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 25, 2020 /— Stratus® Medical recently participated in the 23rd Annual NANS meeting held in Las Vegas from January 23rd to the 25th had close to 2,000 attendees. This scientific program attracted physicians specializing in interventional pain medicine, neurosurgery and neurology to learn about advancements in the field of neuromodulation and interventional pain medicine.

NANS provided a great forum to launch Stratus Medical, which was formed in December 2019. The Stratus Medical booth featured our foundational technology, Nimbus, which provides a large and optimally shaped lesion to treat chronic pain. It was great to connect with so many interested physicians, and share how Nimbus could add value to their practice for routine or challenging clinical RF scenarios. We conducted live inanimate tissue demonstrations at the booth, which allowed the physicians to see Nimbus in action. We were very appreciative of NANS to be included in this event and look forward to next year! 

CS1Vilims BD, Block JE. Effective management of recurrent trauma-induced neck pain with radiofrequency neurotomy using the Nimbus electrode. ASIPP. 2024;8(3):65-70.

View Full Article

Background:

Radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) can be an effective treatment for patients with chronic neck pain and cervicogenic headaches resistant to conservative care. However, the degree and duration of pain relief after RFN is dependent upon the thoroughness of target nerve coagulation.

Case Report:

This is a case of a 37-year-old patient with debilitating neck pain and headaches following a motor vehicle accident. Successful local anesthetic block of the third occipital nerve (TON) confirmed pain of C2-C3 facet joint origin. An initial RFN treatment of the TON, using standard 18G electrodes in bipolar mode, resulted in complete symptom amelioration for 8 months. Repeat RFN, using the same electrode configuration, was unsuccessful in alleviating the severe neck pain and headaches, and produced no demonstrable sensory loss in the distribution of the TON. RFN was then performed using the NIMBUS® electrosurgical RF multitined expandable electrode, which provides a larger zone of coagulation in volume than standard RFN electrodes even when used in bipolar configuration.

Conclusion:

The NIMBUS procedure resulted in successful coagulation of the TON with sensory loss in the TON distribution and reinstatement of palliative relief.

.elementor-element-6a4dca25 .elementor-heading-title { color: #2A90C3 !important; font-weight: 400 !important; text-align: center !important; font-size: 31px !important; } .elementor-element-7f491b95 { text-align: center !important; } .elementor-element-7f491b95 .elementor-icon-list-text, .elementor-element-7f491b95 time { color: #54595F !important; } .elementor-element-7f491b95 a { color: #54595F !important; } .elementor-element-35001cdd > .e-con-inner { padding-left: 8% !important; padding-right: 8% !important; }