Advantages of the joimax® solution

The TESSYS® method is an exceptionally gentle operation technique which causes as little stresses to the patient as possible.

Analgosedation – Conscious Operation

During the operation - which lasts approximately one hour - the patient is analgosedated. This means that the pain is numbed (analgesia), and the patient is sedated (sedation). Compared to general anaesthesia, the patient is able to react immediately to possible pain, meaning nerve damage is almost impossible. 

Although the patient is awake and responsive during the whole operation, memory capacity is limited. As a result, the procedure is also suitable for patients with fear of surgery. 

Thanks to improvements in anaesthesia, analgesia is well tolerated, and can even be used on elderly patients, or patients with cardiovascular problems. For elderly patients anesthesists rely on Remifentanilhydrochlorid (active pharmaceutical ingredient/Abbr. AP of Ultiva®) as it is decomposed by the tissue rather than by the liver and kidneys).

Ambulant Treatment

The surgeon removes only leaked íntervertebral disc material, and does not injure surrounding tissue. Therefore stability of the spinal column is maintained, and patients can generally leave the hospital on the same day.

The smallest possible access

When operating according to the TESSYS® method, surgeons avoid wide and deep cuts. Instead, surrounding tissue is dilated step by step, and the muscles and connective tissue surrounding the spinal column are protected. The treatment is “bloodless”. Scarring, wound and muscle pain is very rare, and the risk of infection is reduced considerably.

Quick Recovery

US research hospital "The Cleveland Clinic Foundation" stated that "a patient who has been treated according to the TESSYS® method will be free of pain within three to six weeks, whereas the recovery period for the conventional method is estimated at three to six months."

The success rate of the TESSYS® method is proven to lie around 90%. Generally, the number of patients who have to be re-operated is relatively small (only 5%-6%), although for patients previously operated on using another method, the numbers lie at approximately 10% to 12%.