Intradiscal Anuloplasty (IDET, Transdiscal Biaculoplasty)
These procedures are utilized for the treatment of disc-related low back pain. Typically following identification of causative discs by discography, these procedures involve the delivery of thermal energy to the posterior aspect of the disc resulting in collagen formation thereby "sealing" the disc as well as reducing aberrant nerve growth into the disc. IDET involves the introduction of a catheter into the disc via an introducer needle. Transdiscal Biaculoplasty is performed via a bipolar method producing a field between two introducer needles.