Intervertebral discs can deteriorate through normal aging and injury, causing dehydration, flattening, and loss of natural cushioning. The nucleus pulposus is generally where the degenerative cascade of the intervertebral disc begins, making it especially prone to dehydration.

Just like grapes lose water over time and turn into raisins, your intervertebral discs undergo a similar dehydration process. This process leaves your discs vulnerable to motion stress, strains your spinal nerves, and can result in lower back pain.

VIA Disc NP is intended for use as an allograft to supplement nucleus pulposus tissue loss in degenerated intervertebral discs. An allograft is tissue recovered from a human donor that is transferred to a human recipient.

VIA Disc NP consists of dehydrated nucleus pulposus particulate derived from the intervertebral disc region of the donor.

The nucleus pulposus particulate is mixed together with saline and delivered into your intervertebral disc during a non-surgical spinal procedure.

1. Age-related wear and tear of the intervertebral disc can cause loss of hydration and degeneration.
2. VIA Disc NP is delivered into the degenerated intervertebral disc through a 20G spine needle.
3. After delivery, VIA Disc NP replaces tissue loss in the degenerated intervertebral disc

1. PRE-PROCEDURE – Your physician may ask you to discontinue any blood-thinning medications, oral antibiotics, or other medications several days prior to the procedure.

Intravenous (IV) antibiotics will be given before the VIA Disc NP procedure to reduce risk of infection.

2. PROCEDURE – The VIA Disc NP procedure will be performed under strict sterile conditions.

The VIA Disc NP procedure may be performed under local anesthesia or monitored conscious sedation. Your physician will determine which method is most appropriate for you.

During the procedure, your physician will use fluoroscopy, a type of imaging scan that allows your physician to guide a spinal needle into your intervertebral disc.

Your physician will insert the spinal needle through the skin and muscle into the center of the intervertebral disc. The VIA Disc NP allograft will be mixed together with saline and slowly delivered into the center of your intervertebral disc.

3. POST-PROCEDURE – You may experience pain and soreness after the procedure, which is normal. This pain may be due to increased pressure within your intervertebral disc.

It is important to follow your physician’s instructions after the procedure.

You may be instructed to return to your normal daily routine and limit physical or strenuous activity for 72 hours post-procedure. You may experience moderate to severe pain after an injection into an intervertebral disc, and oral medications (e.g. analgesics, steroid dose pack, muscle relaxants) may be prescribed by your physician to treat post-procedure pain and discomfort. An ice pack may be given to place over the injection site in the event of post-injection site tenderness. Your physician may suggest a back brace or recommend physical therapy to make you feel more comfortable following your procedure.

A follow-up appointment may be scheduled two to four weeks post-procedure to monitor your pain and comfort. Additional follow-up appointments may be scheduled at the discretion of your physician to assess your condition.

It is important that you consult with your physician for medical advice, including any questions you may have regarding the VIA Disc NP product or the associated procedure.