Medical illustration of probe applying energy to spinal nerve area.

The Intracept Procedure

The Intracept Procedure is an implant free, minimally invasive, outpatient  procedure for patients that targets the basivertebral nerve to treat vertebrogenic pain.1

Setting the gold standard in vertebrogenic pain relief

Watch how the Intracept Procedure works to access and target the basivertebral nerve in the treatment of vertebrogenic pain.

Intracept Procedure steps

1. Access the pedicle

Under fluoroscopic guidance, the Intracept™ Introducer Cannula Assembly is advanced through the pedicle.

Probe inserted into vertebral body near nerve branches in step one of Intracept procedure.

2. Create the channel

The Intracept™ Curved Cannula Assembly is used to create a channel to the trunk of the basivertebral nerve.

Curved probe positioned toward basivertebral nerve inside vertebral body.

3. Place the RF Probe

The Intracept™ RF Probe is inserted into the curved path and placed at the trunk of the basivertebral nerve.

Probe fully positioned with blue treatment tip near vertebral nerve center.

4. Ablate the BVN

The Intracept™ RF Generator is used to deliver radiofrequency energy that ablates the basivertebral nerve.

Probe delivering targeted energy to basivertebral nerve inside vertebral body.

Meet the Intracept System

The proven, durable and safe Intracept™ Procedure features purpose-built Intracept Access Instruments for predictable and precise targeting of the basivertebral nerve.

Explore the system details
Four components of the Intracept system displayed on blue gradient background.

Identify appropriate candidates for the Intracept Procedure

Patients who find relief from the Intracept Procedure often describe pain in the middle of their low back that is made worse by physical activity, prolonged sitting, and bending forward, or with bending and lifting.1

Icon illustration of a person bending forward at the waist and jagged blue lines next to the back..

Bending

Icon illustration of a person lifting a box and jagged blue lines next to the lower back.

Lifting

Icon illustration of a person walking briskly, representing physical activity and jagged blue lines next to the lower back..

Activity

Icon illustration of a person sitting upright on a chair with jagged blue lines near the lower back.

Sitting

Modic changes

To confirm that a patient has vertebrogenic pain, use MRI to look for specific changes that occur with endplate inflammation, which are called Modic changes.

MRI scan showing spinal vertebrae with highlighted region indicating modic changes. Photograph taken by Boston Scientific

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  1. Fischgrund J, Rhyne A, Macadaeg K, et al. Long-term outcomes following intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 5-year treatment arm results from a prospective randomized double-blind sham-controlled multi-center study. Eur Spine J. 2020;29(8):1925-34. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-020-06448-x