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ZEISS Spine Surgery Insights

Clinical Case Reports featuring the ZEISS QEVO® Micro-Inspection Tool

The narrow operating corridors routinely encountered in neuro and spine surgery and the introduction of less invasive operative corridors present a difficult challenge for the operating microscope in that the straight-line view is not optimal for exploring tight exposures or viewing around corners.1

These challenges are particularly pronounced in clinical applications such as minimally invasive spine surgery, where confined spaces make it difficult to position the microscope and instruments for optimal visualization.

ZEISS QEVO® provides efficient access to additional visual information

The ZEISS QEVO Micro-Inspection Tool is a 45-degree angled direction-of-view endoscopic instrument with a 100-degree field of view designed to overcome the straight-view limitation of the operating microscope and therefore extend visualization without compromising the normal operative workflow during procedures.1

Whenever needed, plug it in to your ZEISS PENTERO 800 S to get an immediate endoscopic view on the anatomy without increasing the surgical footprint.

Lumbar Microdecompression

Case 1

Microsurgical Decompression for Degenerative Spinal Canal Stenosis

(Frederik Enders, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Germany)

Case 2

Microsurgical Decompression for Lumbar Disc Herniation

(Uwe Spetzger, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany)

Case 3

Microsurgical Resection of Lumbar Facet Joint Cyst

(Uwe Spetzger, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany)

Case 4

Microsurgical Decompression for Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis

(Frederik Enders, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Germany)

Lumbar Microdiscectomy and Fusion

Case 5

Microdiscectomy for Lumbar Disc Herniation

(Neil Badlani, The Orthopedic Sports Clinic, Houston, USA)

Case 6

Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Spinal Canal Stenosis

(Frederik Enders, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Germany)

Cervical Microdiscectomy / Vertebrectomy

Case 7

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Stenosis

(Neil Badlani, The Orthopedic Sports Clinic, Houston, USA)

Case 8

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Disc Herniation

(Uwe Spetzger, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany)

Case 9

Cervical Vertebrectomy for Spondylodiscitis

(Uwe Spetzger, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany)

Intradural Resections

Case 10

Microsurgical Resection of Spinal Intramedullary Cavernoma

(Uwe Spetzger, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Germany)

Case 11

Microsurgical Resection of Spinal Intradural Neurinoma

(Frederik Enders, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Germany)

Case 12

Microsurgical Decompression and Intradural Hematoma Evacuation

(Frederik Enders, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Germany)

Case 13

Transdural Sequestrectomy for Thoracic Disc Herniation

(Frederik Enders, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Germany)

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  • 1

    Tomlinson et. Al. Single-Surgeon in Vivo Experience with the ZEISS QEVO Microinspection Tool: An Analysis of Its Use for Extending the Reach of Operative Visualization. World Neurosurg. 2021 Mar:147:268-272. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.036