This 16-gauge (16G) electrode can be used to create large RF lesions for the treatment of pain using monopolar RF. The RRE is rigid, solid, and tissue-piercing, so it does not require a cannula for placement. It is autoclavable and contains a thermocouple for temperature-controlled RF lesioning.
16-Gauge RF Electrode Brochure (RRE)
The RRE Kit was designed by Dr. Charles D. Ray, MD and Dr. Eric R. Cosman, PhD. The RRE-TC Electrode has a special shaft construction for rigidity during percutaneous insertion. It has an insulated shaft except for an uninsulated tip that is 6 mm long and 16G diameter (1.6 mm). The tip has a sharpened trocar point to facilitate penetration of tough tissue during positioning near bony structures of the spine. The RRE tip has a built in thermocouple (TC) temperature sensor for thermal monitoring of the RF heating process.
The Electrode’s hub has an end-plate pressure-pad to facilitate insertion. The hub also has a shortened length and a side-located connector. This enables a C-arm fluoroscope to be brought down close to the patient for improved imaging and reduced X-ray scatter during RRE Electrode positioning. The hub has two shouldered rims to enable grasping and manipulation by a clamp during fluoro-imaging, thus reducing the X-ray exposure of the clinician’s hands.
The RRE Kit comes with a CB112-TC Cable that connects the Electrode to the Cosman RF Generators, and can be provided with a sterilzation tray.
The Cosman RRE Kit is indicated
for use for RF heat lesion making
procedures for the relief of pain.
The RRE Kit was designed by
Dr. Charles D. Ray, MD and Dr.
Eric R. Cosman, PhD. The RRETC
Electrode has a special shaft
construction for rigidity during
percutaneous insertion. It has
an insulated shaft except for an
uninsulated tip that is 6 mm long and
1.6 mm in diameter. The tip has a
sharpened trocar point to facilitate
penetration of tough tissue during
positioning near bony structures of
the spine. The RRE tip has a built
in thermocouple (TC) temperature
sensor for thermal monitoring of the
RF heating process. The Electrode’s
hub has an end-plate pressure-pad to
facilitate insertion. The hub also has
a shortened length and a side-located
connector. This enables a C-arm
fluoroscope to be brought down
close to the patient for improved
imaging and reduced X-ray scatter
during RRE Electrode positioning.
The hub has two shouldered rims to
enable grasping and manipulation by
a clamp during fluoro-imaging, thus
reducing the X-ray exposure of the
clinician’s hands. The RRE Kit comes
with a CB112-TC Cable that connects
the Electrode to the Cosman RF
Generators.
