Spinal neurostimulation lead Heron®

WISE is developing a revolutionary multicolumn paddle lead for neuromodulation that can be implanted percutaneously by interventional pain practitioners and neurosurgeons. The Heron® lead is the first paddle lead for Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) that is expandable and combines the benefits of multicolumn paddle leads and cylindrical percutaneous leads. Like a heron, WISE’s lead can close its wings for percutaneous implantation, and spread its wings after implantation for an optimal spine coverage. Offering the advantages of paddle leads to pain therapists Clinical evidence from decades of SCS shows that traditional multicolumn paddle leads outperform cylindrical leads but can only be implanted with an invasive procedure. To overcome this limitation, we are developing our Heron® lead, part of our WISEneuro® Modulation family. Minimally invasive and expandable WISE’s Supersonic Technology allows us to produce an extremely thin multicolumn paddle lead that can be folded to fit into a catheter, inserted percutaneously and open like the wings of a heron. The Heron® is the first lead based on our EXpandable PERcuTaneous (EXPERT) concept. Spinal Cord Stimulation for chronic pain Chronic pain is a debilitating disease for sufferers and treatment costs billions for the world’s healthcare systems each year. Today, the therapeutic market is dominated by drugs, but we believe in alternative treatments, such as neuromodulation using SCS implants.