Percutaneous Disc Decompression System
The Stryker Dekompressor disc removal system is intended for use in aspiration of disc material during percutaneous discectomies in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical regions of the spine.
Our Dekompressor System offers you clinically proven tools for identifying and treating symptomatic discs.1,2
A herniated disc can negatively affect the ability to perform everyday activities. If your patient’s discomfort isn’t improving with conservative treatments, percutaneous disc decompression may be a treatment option.
What is disc decompression?
A disc decompression is a minimally invasive procedure that reduces nerve pressure due to a disc herniation. It results in minimal annular disruption, preserving disc strength and future treatment options, including surgery.3-5
Procedure benefits
The procedure generally takes only 15 to 30 minutes to perform and has demonstrated:
- Maintained annular integrity3-5
- Significant pain relief3,6
- Reduced use of analgesics3,6
- Improved quality of life3,6
- Quantifiable disc material removal6
- Low complication and morbidity rates7-15
| Dekompressor study results* | 6 months** | 1 year*** |
| Pain reduction | 60% | 65% |
| Analgesic reduction | 74% | 79% |
| Functional improvement | 90% | 91% |
| Overall satisfaction | 80% | 88% |
| *Study results are based on a cohort of 50 patients **Alò K et al. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: clinical response in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Practice. 2004; 4(1):19-29. ***Alò K et al. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: one-year follow-up in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Practice. 2005; 5(2):116-123. |
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Use our Dekompressor System to remove disc material during percutaneous discectomies. You may be able to use the removed material for disc biopsies.
A 12-month prospective clinical study showed that percutaneous discectomies using our Dekompressor was successful in improving pain scores and functional status in patients.6 This minimally invasive procedure reduces pressure on the nerve root by removing disc nucleus.
Additional characteristics of the procedure include the following:
- Removes quantifiable disc material
- Requires no capital equipment
- Provides sample for biopsy
The Dekompressor System’s probe removes a measurable amount of disc material without annular or nuclear disruption.3-6
The Dekompressor Percutaneous Discectomy Probe is intended for use in aspiration of disc material during percutaneous discectomies in the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical regions of the spine.
Note: Physicians using the Disc Dekompressor should have training and previous experience with discography, intradiscal therapies, and diagnostic or therapeutic percutaneous disc access procedures.
Before activation.
After decompression.
References
- Buenaventura R et al. Systematic review of discography as a diagnostic test for spinal pain: an update. Pain Physician. 2007; 10(1):147-164.
- Amoretti N et al. Clinical follow-up of 50 patients treated by percutaneous lumbar discectomy. Clinical Imaging. 2006; 30(4):242-244.
- Alò K et al. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: clinical response in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Practice. 2004; 4(1):19-29.
- Alò K et al. Open human torso laboratory dissection with annular and nuclear lumbar disc analysis pre and post Dekompressor®. Denver, CO: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy; January 19/20, 2003.
- Wright R. Preclinical laboratory analysis of Dekompressor® percutaneous decompression in sheep and human cadaver discs: Internal Data. Fort Collins, CO: Colorado State University; May 2000.
- Alò K et al. Percutaneous lumbar discectomy: one-year follow-up in an initial cohort of 50 consecutive patients with chronic radicular pain. Pain Practice. 2005; 5(2):116-123.
- Onik G et al. Automated percutaneous diskectomy: initial patient experience. Work in progress. Radiology. 1987; 162(1 Pt 1):129-132.
- Davis G et al. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989; 238:98-103.
- Onik G et al. Automated percutaneous discectomy: a prospective multi-institutional study. Neurosurgery. 1990; 26(2):228-233.
- Maroon J et al. Percutaneous automated discectomy. A new approach to lumbar surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1989; 238:64-70.
- Gill K and Blumenthal SL. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy: the Nucleotome system. Orthopedics. 1991; 14(7):757-760.
- Gill K and Blumenthal SL. Automated percutaneous discectomy. Long-term clinical experience with the Nucleotome system. Acta Orthop Scand Suppl. 1993; 251:30-33.
- Castro WH, Jerosch J, Hepp R, Schulitz KP. Restriction of indication for automated percutaneous lumbar discectomy based on computed tomographic discography. Spine. 1992; 17(10):1239-1243.
- Yeo SJ, Tay BK. Clinical experience with automated percutaneous discectomy. Singapore Med J. 1993; 34(4):313-315.
- Mathews R et al. APLD: A prospective study in an outpatient surgical setting. ISIS Newsletter, 1997.
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