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Vercise™ Cartesia™ X and Vercise™ Cartesia™ HX Directional Leads
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Level up your DBS outcomes
It’s time for a new standard in DBS
The first and only 16-contact directional leads. These leads offer the best in span, spacing and directionality.

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Why choose Vercise Cartesia X and Vercise Cartesia HX Directional Leads

84%
of patients experienced lasting Motor and Quality of Life improvements after being re-programmed using Image Guided Programming (n=31)5
81%
of patients had an incremental improvement in PDQ-8 (Quality of Life)5
55%
of patients had an incremental improvement of at least 5 points in UPDRS-III (Motor symptoms)5,6
29%
of patients had incremental reductions in Levodopa equivalent daily dosage5

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References:
The Vercise Genus™ DBS System, Vercise Genus Mixed System with Vercise™ M8 Adapter, Vercise Genus Mixed System with Vercise™ Adapter S8, Vercise Gevia™ DBS System, and Vercise™ DBS Lead-only system (before Stimulator is implanted) provide safe access to full-body MRI scans when used with specific components and the patient is exposed to the MRI environment under specific conditions defined in the supplemental manual ImageReady™ MRI Guidelines for Boston Scientific DBS Systems.
- Boston Scientific. (2024). Vercise™ Deep Brain Stimulation Systems Surgical Implant Manual.
- Medtronic. (2021). Medtronic Sensight™ Directional Lead Kit. https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/emanuals/neuro/M982097A_a_013_view.pdf
- Abbott. (2021). Lead and Extensions Kits for Deep Brain Stimulation Systems. Clinician’s Manual. https://manuals.eifu.abbott/en/detail-screen.html
- Image Guided programming in PD patients enables a reduction in programming time compared with standard clinical based programming (p=39). Lange F, Et al. Reduced Programming Time and Strong Symptom Control Even in Chronic Course Through Imaging-Based DBS Programming. Front Neurol. 2021 Nov 8;12:785529. N=10
- Torres V, et al. Image-guided programming deep brain stimulation improves clinical outcomes in patients with Parkinson’s disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2024 Jan 27;10(1):29.
- Sánchez-Ferro Á, et al. Minimal Clinically Important Difference for UPDRS-III in Daily Practice. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2018 Jun 26;5(4):448-450