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The Intracept™ System

Advancing the proven, durable and safe Intracept™ Procedure with purpose-built basivertebral nerve targeting.

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System overview

The Intracept System enables a physician to effectively target and ablate the basivertebral nerve (BVN) to provide relief of vertebrogenic chronic low back pain (CLBP). The Intracept System includes purpose-built Intracept Access Instruments for creating a path to the BVN, proprietary radiofrequency (RF) ablation technology for effectively ablating the BVN, and comprehensive training and case support.

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How the system works

Learn how the Intracept System is purpose-built to predictably access and target the basivertebral nerve (BVN) in the treatment of vertebrogenic pain.

Predictable and precise

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Advancing the proven, durable and safe Intracept™ Procedure with next-generation basivertebral nerve targeting.

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Bevel and Diamond Introducers

Gray surgical instrument with adjustable screw handle and long shaft.

Curved Cannula Assembly

Slim gray medical probe with rounded top and long shaft.

Straight Stylet

White and blue medical probe with narrow tip and ergonomic grip.

Intracept™ RF Probe

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Intracept™ RF Generator

The Intracept RF Generator is specifically designed to ablate the basivertebral nerve. The RF technology features:

  • Intuitive step-by-step user interface to simplify set-up and delivery of ablation treatment
  • Real-time power management to regulate temperature and ramp rate to ensure an efficient ablation
  • Two sets of ablation parameters to enable treatment options based on Intracept™ RF Probe position

Why choose Intracept?

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Minimally invasive and implant free

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Long-term pain relief 1

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Preserves overall spine structure

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Same day procedure; brief recovery

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2 weeks to 3 months for most patients to feel relief 2,4

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Proven safety profile*

The Intracept Procedure is supported by unparalleled clinical evidence, including two Level I RCTs

Results from multiple clinical trials demonstrate the Intracept Procedure is:

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Safe

Strong safety profile with less than 0.3% rate of serious device or procedure-related complications reported.*

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Effective

Two Level I RCTs demonstrate that the Intracept Procedure is an effective treatment compared to both a sham control procedure and to non-surgical standard care. 1,5

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Durable

Significant improvements in function and pain seen at 3 months post the Intracept Procedure are sustained more than 5 years after a single treatment.1

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Therapies and treatments

The Intracept Procedure

The procedure targets a specific nerve within the vertebra called the basivertebral nerve and has been shown to improve function and relieve pain longterm.1

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Probe within a spinal vertebra during a minimally invasive procedure.

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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
  2. Fischgrund JS, Rhyne A, Franke J, et al. Intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a prospective randomized double-blind sham-controlled multi-center study. EurSpine J. 2018;27(5):1146-56. doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5496-1
  3. Smuck M, Khalil JG, Barrette K, Hirsch JA, Kreiner S, Koreckij T, et al. A prospective, randomized, multi-center study of intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 12-month results. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2021;rapm-2020-102259. doi:10.1136/rapm-2020-102259
  4. Macadaeg, E. Truumees, B. Boody, E. Pena, J. Arbuckle II, J. Gentile, R. Funk, D. Singh, S. Vinayek, A prospective, single arm study of intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 12-month results, North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ) (2020), doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2020.100030
  5. Koreckij T, Kreiner S, Khalil JG, Smuck M, Markman J, Garfin S. Prospective, randomized, multicenter study of intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation for the treatment of chronic low back pain: 24-month treatment arm results. NASSJ. Published online October 26, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2021.100089