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The year Medtronic was founded.
What is 1949?
The model number for the Intellis AdaptiveStim INS.
What is 97715?
The total number of cervical and Thoracic vertebrae combined.
What are 19 vertebrae?
This is the pain type most commonly associated with spinal cord stimulation.
What is Neuropathic pain?
SCS indication based on pain experience.
What is chronic, intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs- including unilateral or bilateral pain.
The Medtronic Mission.
What is to alleviate pain, restore health, extend life?
This is how all Medtronic electrodes are secured compared to other companies that just use glue.
What are dura lock electrodes locked into the silicone of the surgical paddles?
The opening that the spinal cord passes through.
What is the vertebral foramen?
Defined as pain that has lost its purpose.
What is chronic pain?
This must be completed prior to the SCS trial and evaluates patient willingness, understanding, and competency to actively participate in their therapy.
What is a psychological evaluation?
The Chairman and CEO of Medtronic.
Who is Geoff Martha?
The model number for the 1x8 extension lead to any Intellis or Restore device.
What is 37081?
The most commonly felt part of the spine.
What is the spinous process?
The theory behind the idea of spinal cord stimulation therapy. If it can't be fixed; distract.
What is the Gate Control Theory?
Three characteristics that are trying to be determined when interviewing and examining a patient to determine eligibility for SCS.
What is determining pain type, pain pattern/intensity, and how the pain affects quality of life?
The age Earl Bakken was when he and his brother-in-law started their medical device repair company in a garage.
What is 25 years old.
The two antibiotic agents that are found in TYRX Neuro Envelopes.
What are Minocycline and Rifampin?
Flattened, plate-like structures that form the base of the vertebra's spinous process.
What are the laminae?
Carry fast, and intense pain signals.
What are Aδ nerve fibers?
A patient/customer focused resource that provides a way to easily access assistance, reminders, information, feedback, reports and many other "designed with you in mind" features. Especially at the beginning of their SCS journey.
What is CareGuide Pro?
Co-founder and Earl Bakken's brother-in-law.
Who was Palmer Hermundslie?
The contents that come in a surgical lead kit.
What are the Paddle lead, Two-wing (2) anchors, Three-wing (2) anchors, EZ (2) anchors, Torque wrench, Passing elevator, Lead blank, Tunneling tool (3-pieces)
This is what it is called when CSF comes out of the percutaneous lead access needle.
What is a "wet-tap"?
These men introduced the Gate Control Theory in 1965 when they proposed the "gate" could be closed to the transmission of painful impulses through the selective activation of non-nociceptive fibers.
Who were Melzack and Wall?
Five indications for Medtronic implantable neurostimulation systems.
What are Failed back surgery; Radicular Pain Syndrome (secondary to FBS or herniated disk); Postlaminectomy pain; multiple back operations; unsuccessful disk surgery; DDD/ herniated disk pain; peripheral causalgia; epidural fibrosis; arachnoidosis or lumbar adhesive arachnoiditis; CRPS, RSD, or causalgia; DPN of the lower extremities?