The amount of medication and timing of delivery can be noninvasively adjusted using an external programmer so that pain therapy can be given according to each patient's needs. Refilling of the drug pump reservoir is accomplished by percutaneous injection.
Patients with implantable drug infusion systems may benefit from:
More
effective pain control profound analgesia with small doses
Reduced
side effects little drowsiness, constipation or nausea
Minimal
inconvenience normal daily activities; no daily injectionsMedical literature supports the use of intraspinal drug delivery in the control of intractable, chronic pain.
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