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This cannula is not suitable for inserting a catheter!
Indications
Single-shot spinal anesthesia, analgesia (postoperative).
Interventional pain management in spine: epidural steroid injections, selective
nerve root injections (periradicular therapy), facet joint injections
(intra-articular, medial branch), sacroiliac joint injections.
Contraindications
Device-specific contraindications
Under no circumstances is the device to be used in the event of known
material incompatibilities and/ or known interactions.
Clinical contraindications
Absolute contraindications:
• Patient refusal
• Poorly controlled bleeding diathesis or anticoagulation (coagulation disorders)
• Systemic infection (sepsis/ bacteremia)
• Local infection at the site of injection
• Local malignancy at the site of injection
• Weakened immune system
• Strong, de-compensated hypovolemia, shock
• Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Relative contraindications:
• Specific neurological disorders
• Specific cardiovascular disorders
• Allergic reaction/ hypersensitivity to the administered agents (contrast, anes-
thetic or corticosteroid)
• Severe deformations of the spine, arthritis, osteoporosis, spinal disc hernia-
tion or condition after spinal disc surgery.
• Condition after spinal fusion, spinal metastasis
• Recent consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications
• Unexperienced user
Special contraindications regarding subarachnoidal cannula placement:
• No free backflow of cerebrospinal fluid (neither after rotating the cannula in
different plains and after repeated aspiration)
• Liquor mixed with blood (which is not clear even after repeated aspiration)
Complications
Device-specific complications
Cannula bending, breakage, occlusion, leak at the cannula hub
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