Myoscience launches Iovera TKA pain management, opioid reduction trial

Myoscience said today it launched a clinical trial aiming to investigate its Iovera pain management system in treating post-surgical knee patients, with the 1st patient enrolled at Memphis, Tenn.’s Campbell Clinic. The Fremont, Calif.-based company’s Iovera technology is a non-opioid and non-systemic treatment designed to block pain signals from the peripheral nerves. Myoscience said the Iovera treatment uses the body’s natural response to cold to treat peripheral nerves, causing a sensory nerve to stop sending pain signals after receiving targeted cold therapy that is part of the treatment. The effect is transient, and provides pain relief until the nerve regenerates and its sensory function is restored. “At Campbell Clinic, we carefully evaluate new technologies to solve challenging clinical issues, and to improve patient outcomes. I am very excited to begin enrolling patients in the Iovera study looking at reducing pain and narcotic use after total knee replacement. I look forward to seeing the data from this study, which I hope will confirm all our findings and experiences to date. We hope the Iovera technology will help us meet one of the significant needs today – reducing the reliance on opioid based pain medication after total knee replacement surgery,” principal investigator Dr. William Mihalko said in prepared remarks. The trial is slated to enroll 120 patients who will receive either Iovera therapy three to seven days prior to the procedure o...
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Clinical Trials Orthopedics Pain Management Myoscience Source Type: news