ITB
Management & Maintenance Post Implant and Review of Synchromed
Infusion System
Pump
in hand with catheter
SYNCHROMED
INFUSION SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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SynchroMed
Programmer |
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Post
Implant Goal Setting & Rehabilitation |
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SynchroMed
Pump |
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SynchroMed
EL INFUSION-SYSTEM |
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Programming
&
ITB
Pharmacology |
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Doseage
Adjustment |
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Programming
Options |
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Radio
- Telemetry |
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Refilling
the Pump |
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Special
Considerations |
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Intrathecal
Baclofen and Spasticity:
Setting
Goals Post Implant
- Improve
ease of care & comfort
- Improve
function & independence
- Prevent
deformity, reduce pain
- Clarify
expectations & reality check for all involved
For patients
unresponsive to oral medications or who experience intolerable
side effects at effective dose.
Delivery
via implanted pump directly to intrathecal space affords much
higher CSF concentration than can be achieved or tolerated by
mouth.
Communicate
with pump via radio-telemetry link between external programmer
and pump.
Rate,
mode, and pattern of infusion over time can be selected and altered.
Dosage
titration and schedule revision is accomplished by non-invasively
reprogramming the pump.
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ITB
delivery via a programmable, implantable pump is a safe and effective
therapy for intractible spasticity of spinal cord and cerebral
origin. This therapy is cost-effective with proper patient selection.
Careful patient assessment and a thorough understanding of this
technology is critical to safe effective and appropriate long-term
use. |
