ID: 212889 Minimally Invasive Trial Lead Placement and Stimulation of the Porcine DRG With an Injectable Electrode

Abstract

Hesitations for clinicians in adopting DRG stimulation for pain, in contrast to steroid injections, include fears surrounding high technical difficulty of lead placement and patient safety - while balancing potential patient benefit 1,2. Furthermore, DRG trial leads are percutaneous and present infection paths requiring short-term use. Here we present the placement of a fully implantable DRG trial lead, the Injectrode, using the clinically familiar transforaminal approach, with acute efficacy assessed in a preclinical model.