CLINICAL BACKGROUND

Minimally invasive spine surgery has been shown to be more successful than conventional surgery when applied to appropriately selected patients. 1,2,3

LASE with its unique combination of irrigation, deflection and the ability to use laser and conventional instruments allows the surgeon to perform simple nerve root decompression or a complete discectomy. 4

The use of endoscopy has proven to yield results equivalent or better than conventional spine surgery while providing the benefits of a minimally invasive procedure. 5

Endoscopy enables the physician to visualize the procedure and to verify the desired end point.

The pulsed Ho:YAG laser with its extremely shallow penetration (less than 0.5 mm in water) has consistently proven to be the most effective and safest method for delivering ablative energy through a small cannula. 1,2,6

Complication rates for percutaneous spine procedures including laser have consistently been reported at less than 1%, a considerable reduction from normal 3% to 5% reported for open spine surgery. 2,7

Minimally invasive spine surgery shares the advantages of low morbidity, reduced postoperative pain and short recovery time common to all successful minimally invasive surgical techniques. 1,5

LASE® DISCECTOMY BENEFITS

Ease of use:

Combines guide needle, working channel soft tissue dilator, trephine, and a steerable integrated laser fiber and endoscope in one sterile disposable set.

State of the art system:

Integrates illumination, imaging, irrigation, outflow and therapeutic Ho:YAG laser fiber.

Full visibility:

Physician can identify target tissues, observe ablation throughout the procedure and determine procedural effectiveness.

Minimally invasive:

Little or no internal scarring with low morbidity

Choice of therapeutic instruments:

The LASE working cannula accepts surgical instruments such as grasping and biopsy cupped forceps to allow you to do a true discectomy.

Continuous irrigation:

Keeps the disc cool and provides copius flushing to remove disc material and toxins.

CLINICAL REFRENCES

1. Chui: Multicenter Study of Percutaneous Endoscopic Discectomy. J Minim Invasive Spinal Tech, pp33-37, Dec. 2001
2. Casper: Results of a Clinical Trial of the Ho:Yag Laser in Disc Decompression Utilizing a Side-Firing Fiber. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 19:90-96, 1996
3. Spangfort 72: ACTA Orthopaedica Scandinavica, Supplement No. 142, 1972
4. Savitz: Same-day Microsurgical Arthroscopic Lateral-approach Laser-assisted (SMALL) Fluoroscopic Discectomy. J. Neurosurg. 1994
5. Hermantin: A Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Result of Open Discectomy with Video Assisted Arthroscopic Microdiscetomy, J of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1999
6. Trost, 91: Trost. Laser Physics, 1991
7. Kotilainen 93: Kotilainen, Valtonen, Carlson, Acta Neurochir (Wien), Vol. 120, 1993, pp 143-149

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