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Vercise™ Cartesia™ X & HX Directional Leads

It’s time for a new standard in DBS

Boston Scientific introduces Vercise Cartesia X & HX - the first and only 16-contact directional leads, offering the best in span, spacing and directionality.

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Why choose Vercise Cartesia X & HX Leads

Precise personalised therapy

The longer directional span and tight spacing allow for more precise targeting of the neural structures, maximising efficacy while avoiding side effect regions.

  • >200% increase in directional span compared to any other lead on the market1-3
  • 2.5x more directional contacts than any other lead on the market1-3

Easy and efficient programming

Boston Scientific’s Image Guided Programming makes it easier and more efficient to personalise your patients’ DBS journey, reducing programming time by 56%.4

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Improves outcomes

Give patients the opportunity for the outcomes they deserve with more directional control, more programming flexibility and the most therapy options available.

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84%

of patients experienced lasting Motor and Quality of Life improvements after being re-programmed using Image Guided Programming (n=31)5

81%

of patients had an incremental improvement in PDQ-8 (Quality of Life)5

55%

of patients had an incremental improvement of at least 5 points in UPDRS-III (Motor symptoms)5,6

29%

of patients had incremental reductions in Levodopa equivalent daily dosage5 

Proven battery technology

Choose between the first and only 32-channel rechargeable or non-rechargeable MR-Conditional battery designed for patient comfort and convenience.

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Targeting symptoms with Vercise Cartesia X & HX
Prof. Jens Volkmann

Transforming patient outcomes with Image Guided DBS
Dr. Saman Vinke

 

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The Vercise Genus™ DBS System, Vercise Genus Mixed System with Vercise™ M8 Adapter, Vercise Genus Mixed System with Vercise™ Adapter S8, Vercise Gevia™ DBS System, and Vercise™ DBS Lead-only system (before Stimulator is implanted) provide safe access to full-body MRI scans when used with specific components and the patient is exposed to the MRI environment under specific conditions defined in the supplemental manual ImageReady™ MRI Guidelines for Boston Scientific DBS Systems.

  1. Boston Scientific. (2024). Vercise™ Deep Brain Stimulation Systems Surgical Implant Manual.
  2. Medtronic. (2021). Medtronic Sensight™ Directional Lead Kit. https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/emanuals/neuro/M982097A_a_013_view.pdf
  3. Abbott. (2021).  Lead and Extensions Kits for Deep Brain Stimulation Systems.  Clinician’s Manual. https://manuals.eifu.abbott/en/detail-screen.html
  4. Image Guided programming in PD patients enables a reduction in programming time compared with standard clinical based programming (p=39). Lange F, Et al. Reduced Programming Time and Strong Symptom Control Even in Chronic Course Through Imaging-Based DBS Programming. Front Neurol. 2021 Nov 8;12:785529. N=10
  5. Torres V, et al. Image-guided programming deep brain stimulation improves clinical outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Jan 27;10(1):29.
  6. Sánchez-Ferro Á, et al. Minimal Clinically Important Difference for UPDRS-III in Daily Practice. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2018 Jun 26;5(4):448-450