11th Annual Congress of the European Pain Federation – EFIC

Rob Wright, MD, DABPM, FIPP to present his abstract on the 12 month outcome data for 182 consecutive patients treated with Nimbus at the upcoming 11th Annual Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC in Valencia, Spain, September 4-7, 2019.

Presentazione al V Congresso della SOBRAMID brasiliana, dal 3 al 6 luglio.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 3, 2019 /— Inventor of Nimbus, Rob Wright, MD, DABPM, FIPP was recently a presenter at the V Congress of the Brazilian Society of Interventional Physicians in Pain *SOBRAMID on July 3rd through 6th, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro. Dr. Wright presented the clinical rationale and basic science of large volume RF lesions.  […]

11° Congresso Annuale della Federazione Europea del Dolore, 4-7 settembre

Valencia, Spain, Sept. 7, 2019 /— Rob Wright, MD, DABPM, FIPP presented his abstract on 12 month outcome data for 182 consecutive sacroiliac patients treated with Nimbus at the recent 11th Annual Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC in Valencia, Spain, September 4-7, 2019. Click here for a link to the abstract Dr. Wright presented. The EFIC […]

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.

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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.