Baylis Medical Company

Slnergy System User Guide Rev Sept 2008

User Guide

56 Pages

1. Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.  Table of Contents ...2 Introduction...2 Physics of the Pain Management SInergy System...3 Benefits of the Pain Management SInergy System ...7 Technical Description of the Equipment...8 Patient Selection...10 Setup Instructions...11 Procedure Guidelines ...17 Lesion Parameters...38 Generator Graphs During Treatment ...41 Troubleshooting ...45 References ...46  2. Introduction The Pain Management SInergy System, in combination with the Baylis Pain Management Generator (PMG-TD), is indicated for creating RF lesions in nervous tissue to treat patients with sacroiliac joint complex mediated pain. The procedure is known as sacroiliac joint radiofrequency neurotomy, and ablates the afferent nociceptive nerves Target structures include the lateral branches of the S1 though S3 dorsal roots and the dorsal ramus of the L5 dorsal root. These nerves are known to be responsible for sacroiliac joint complex mediated pain. In this procedure, a Pain Management SInergy Introducer is placed at a point between the posterior sacral foramen and the sacroiliac joint. A Pain Management SInergy Probe is inserted through the introducer and into the tissue superficial to the posterior surface of the sacrum. Radiofrequency (RF) energy is delivered from and concentrated around the electrode. The electrode is internally-cooled with circulating water. RF energy heats the tissue while circulating water moderates the temperature in close proximity to the electrode. This combination creates large volume lesions without excessive heating at the electrode. Successive lesions are created by repositioning the introducer and electrode in a step-wise manner, until all lateral branches between the sacral foramina and the sacroiliac joint have been disrupted. For a list of equipment related to the Pain Management SInergy System, see Section 5. A physician using this equipment must be familiar with lumbar-sacral spine anatomy, image-guided spine procedures and sacroiliac joint injection techniques.  Important Message This guide does not replace the information in the Instructions for Use provided with the components of the Pain Management SInergy System. The Instructions for Use includes important information such as warnings, precautions, contraindications, and trouble shooting. The Instructions for Use for each component must be read prior to use.  PM1013 Rev 09/08  Page 2 of 56  © Baylis Medical Company Inc. 2007. SInergy and Epsilon are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Baylis Medical Company Inc. Patents pending and/or issued.
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