Bone tumor ablation

An optimal step into Interventional Oncology

Bone tumor ablation (BTA) is a minimally invasive procedure for treating painful bone tumors. As Stryker's first Interventional Oncology technology, OptaBlate helps optimize aspects of the procedure—from set-up to ablation.

Innovative features include:

Treatment of two vertebral body levels at once using a bipedicular approach
Quicker, more consistent ablation¹
Microinfusion technology, which keeps the zone hydrated and is designed to reduce impedance errors and prevent charring²

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Up to 26% of BTA-eligible patients do not experience pain relief after radiation therapy.² This can leave patients feeling like they are out of options. Bone tumor ablation may provide those living with painful and often debilitating bone tumors much-needed relief.

Procedure

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1

Under X-ray guidance, insert access cannulas and advance to the posterior 1/3 of the vertebral body.

2

Insert hand drill into the anterior third of the vertebral body to create a pathway. The color bands on the hand drill will help you determine which probe size is appropriate for the ablation. Teal indicates a 15mm probe and orange indicates a 20mm probe.

3

Insert OptaBlate probes and connect microinfuser to begin the flow of sterile saline to the lesion site.

4

Ablate surrounding tissue using radiofrequency energy.

5

To perform vertebral augmentation once the tumor is ablated, insert the iVAS Elite balloon catheter or the OmniCurve balloon introducer into the fractured vertebra.