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Intracept™ Procedure relief

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Leave your back pain behind

For many people, the Intracept Procedure has been a life-changing experience. Patients are overwhelmingly satisfied with the Intracept Procedure.

65%

of patients still experienced relief 5 years after a single Intracept Procedure1

69%

of people avoided any additional lower back treatments for 5 years after a single Intracept Procedure1

74%

of people who have had the Intracept Procedure say they are satisfied with the results1

Frequently Asked Questions

Some people begin to feel relief within 2 weeks of the procedure, but most gradually improve over a 3-month period.1

65% of patients reported 50% improvement in their pain following the treatment. Additionally, a majority of patients reported an improvement in their ability to return to daily activities.1

Most patients experience long-lasting relief. Clinical data shows the majority of patients still experience significant relief even 5 years after a single Intracept Procedure.1

Intracept is specifically designed to treat vertebrogenic back pain (a type of chronic low back pain caused by certain changes in the spinal bones). It doesn't usually help pain that mainly affects your legs, hips, or other parts of your body.

It's possible for chronic lower back pain to have multiple causes and there may be other conditions 
that need to be addressed. If your pain comes back or doesn't improve as expected, your doctor 
may recommend other treatments or additional care like physical therapy, medications, or injections. Always discuss ongoing pain with your doctor.

The basivertebral nerve (BVN) is different from other nerves in the body that regenerate. The BVN has not shown an ability to grow back as a pain-transmitting nerve following the Intracept Procedure.

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a common therapy used for back pain—typically for medial branch nerves. These types of nerves grow back over time after ablation. The Intracept Procedure focuses on ablation of the basivertebral nerve (BVN), which has not shown an ability to grow back after treatment.

In a 5-year study following patients who received the Intracept Procedure and were using opioids prior to the procedure, about 65% of them had significantly reduced their opioid use post-treatment.1

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References

1. Khalil JG, Truumees E, Macadaeg K, et al. Intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation: A 5-year pooled analysis from three prospective clinical trials. Interv Pain Med. 2024;3(4):100529. Published 2024 Dec 13. doi:10.1016/j.inpm.2024.100529

 

Important Safety Information

Indications for use: The Intracept™ Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System is indicated for patients who have had chronic low back pain for at least six months, who have tried conservative care for at least six months, and whose MRI shows features consistent with Modic changes – indicating damage at the vertebral endplates has led to inflammation. Not every patient who meets these criteria is a candidate for the Intracept Procedure, however – in fact, there are specific characteristics indicating a patient should not be considered for the procedure.

Contraindications: Patients who are pregnant. Patients with weakened cardiac or pulmonary function, having an active implanted electronic medical device in the body (such as a pacemaker or defibrillator), being diagnosed with a systemic or local infection, or having an anatomy that could be damaged unintentionally while ablating the basivertebral nerve (based on your physicians’ clinical review). Patients who are skeletally immature – which generally means individuals under the age of 18 are not candidates.

Warnings: There are also certain risks and precautions regarding the procedure which you should be aware of before proceeding. With all medical procedures, there are risks and precautions associated with the procedure and the use of the device, talk with your doctor about what indicates, and contraindicates, certain patients for the Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System. For complete indications for use, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and side effects visit www.relievant.com/intracept/.

Caution: U.S. Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.