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NICO technologies are part of an integrated systems solution to ACCESS, ILLUMINATE, REMOVE, COLLECT and PRESERVE that address unmet needs of the neurosurgeon.

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SYSTEMS SOLUTION | ACCESS
The Way You Access Matters

 

NICO Technologies for ACCESS

BrainPath®

Enables minimally disruptive, navigable, trans-sulcal access through the subcortical space.

Why Trans-Sulcal Access is Different using BrainPath.

  • All tissue is relevant; BrainPath displaces tissue vs disrupting.
  • Designed to preserve brain tissue and vasculature during cannulation.

Why a Parafascicular Approach?

  • Designed to minimize shear forces applied to primary white matter tracts.
  • Designed to maximize fiber tract preservation.
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NICO BrainPath Family
BrainPath integrates with navigation and optics to achieve minimally disruptive access. The BrainPath family of products includes 13.5mm and 11mm diameter devices in a variety of lengths to address multiple surgical needs.
BrainPath creates direct visualization to the lesion and has shown to reduce risk of parenchymal injury as compared to traditional retraction.1
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13.5mm BrainPath creates an opening about the size of a dime.
NICO BrainPath in hand
BrainPath has an atraumatic tip designed to minimize tissue disruption during advancement to the surgical site.
Post-operative images reveal one of the key differences between conventional brain access and access using BrainPath.
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Conventional surgery pathway to tumor
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BrainPath surgery pathway to tumor

 

SYSTEMS SOLUTION | ILLUMINATE & REMOVE
One Hand-Held Device with Multifunctional Capabilities

 

NICO Technologies for ILLUMINATION & REMOVAL

NICO Myriad SPECTRA (Nico’s 3rd Generation Myriad System) enables safe, automated brain tumor removal and clot evacuation with the ability to toggle between white and blue excitation light, to aid in fluorescence-guided surgical resections.

SPECTRA is the first of its kind to enable hand-held directional light coupled with non-ablative, non-thermal resection to complement the surgical workflow.

View SPECTRA brochure
View Myriad NOVUS (2nd Generation Myriad System) here

Myriad SPECTRA 3rd Generation System
Myriad SPECTRA 3rd Generation System
Surgery with NOVUS using Xenon light
Surgery with
Myriad White Light
Surgery with NOVUS WITHOUT using Xenon Light
Surgery without
Myriad White Light

 

SYSTEMS SOLUTION | TISSUE COLLECTION & PRESERVATION
Biological Tissue Preservation

 

Automated Intraoperative Tissue Harvesting

One seamless, closed-capture system designed to minimize tissue degradation and preserve tissue using the Automated Preservation System (APS). APS puts you on the cutting edge of oncology research.

  • Collect higher volumes of tissue.
  • Annotate tissue samples by intratumoral location.
  • May enable a reduction in sampling error.

No Additional Effort in the Operating Room

 

NICO Technologies for COLLECTION & PRESERVATION

NICO Automated Preservation System® (APS)

  • Standardizes intraoperative tissue collection and biological preservation without a dedicated OR employee to manage the process.
  • Real-time immediate refrigeration with the ability to perfuse tissue aids in hydration and creates a desired biological environment for tissue preservation.

View Automated Preservation System product brochure
NICO Tissue Collection Illustration

 

SYSTEMS SOLUTION | Support Technologies

 

NICO meniGLIDE®

Safely opens the meninges with surgeon control while protecting collateral tissue.

See How meniGLIDE Works

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The meniGLIDE is designed for control and safety to open the meninges while protecting collateral tissue in preparation for a surgical procedure.

NICO Select-Lock Shepherd’s Hook®

Stabilizes the sheath with the ability to lock into place.

shepherds hook in hand

NICO SecureHOLD Retractors®

Retracts and retains the skin with a low-profile, wide-hook design.

NICO Secure Hold Retractors

 

 

Learn About Our Surgical Focus

 

Citations

  1. Mansour S. et al The use of BrainPath Tubular Retractors in the Management of Deep Brain Lesions: A Review of Current Studies. World Neurosurg. (2020) 134:155-163.