How It Works
How SPRINT® PNS works
Take a closer look at the SPRINT PNS System to see how it provides lasting pain relief.
The primary parts of the SPRINT PNS System include a Pulse Generator, Hand-Held Remote and MicroLead™.
Pulse Generator
The Pulse Generator is a matchbox-sized, battery-powered wearable stimulator that sends gentle electrical pulses through the MicroLead to your nerve.
Hand-Held Remote
A small wireless Hand-Held Remote allows you to turn the stimulation on and off, and to adjust its intensity.
MicroLead
The MicroLead is a thin, flexible threadlike wire, approximately twice the size of a human hair, that is placed under your skin to deliver the stimulation treatment to the nerve that is causing pain.
How does SPRINT PNS provide pain relief?
During the 60-day treatment period, the SPRINT PNS System sends tiny electrical pulses through the MicroLead placed near the target nerve. This stimulation is believed to interrupt the pain signals, boost the healthy non-pain signals, and help rebalance the information the brain receives.
Over time, stimulation of a peripheral nerve with SPRINT PNS is believed to actually change how your brain may perceive and respond to pain. This change can provide pain relief which may lead to an improved quality of life.
Before treatment
Pain is felt when a nerve sends pain signals to your brain.
During treatment
Tiny electrical pulses are sent through the MicroLead to your nerve. These pulses are believed to help rebalance the types of signals your nerve(s) send to your brain – outweighing pain signals with non-pain signals. These pulses are sometimes felt as comfortable, non-painful sensations, such as mild tingling, pulsing, vibration, or pressure, in or around the area of pain.
Following treatment
Following the 60-day treatment with SPRINT PNS, it is believed that the brain no longer responds to pain signals in the same way. SPRINT PNS is believed to interrupt the pain signals, boost the healthy non-pain signals, and help rebalance the information the brain receives.
Images above depict treatment for shoulder pain and are for example purposes only.
Talk with your pain doctor to see if treatment with SPRINT PNS may be right for you.
Real patients,real stories of relief
“I went from an eight or nine out of 10 on my level of pain on a daily basis down to a two or a three. It got to the point where I was no longer thinking about the pain anymore. It also allowed me to get back out there and walk with my wife again.”
“The pain went away the very next day. I was worried about having it removed after the 60-day treatment period, but the pain has gone away and stayed away.”
"SPRINT PNS has been life-changing and has very possibly saved my life. I went from hopeless to living again thanks to this treatment."