Description
NIM-Eclipse® Nerve Monitoring System
Spinal surgeries carry a risk of spinal cord, nerve and blood vessel injury. Neurological deficits after
spinal procedures can cause paralysis, muscle weakness, pain, bladder/bowel disturbances and sexual
dysfunction. The primary method for minimizing the effects of intra-operative neurological injury is
through prevention of direct injury. Early recognition of secondary neurological injury is critical so that
appropriate treatment can be initiated to minimize the potential indirect injury consequences.
Intra-operative neuromonitoring (IONM) using electrophysiological techniques may help surgeons
predict an increased risk of injury during surgery by assessing changes in electrical potentials in the
nerves. IONM systems such as the Medtronic NIM® Eclipse system alert surgeons of changes in nerve
potentials – a possible indicator of nerve injury – allowing them to make immediate adjustments, such
as reducing the remainder of surgery or adjusting hardware.
The NIM-Eclipse® system allows tailoring of different IONM approaches to particular surgeries and
enables the surgical team to react quickly to alerts
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