Table 2 DBS Lead and IPG technical specifications

From: Patient, target, device, and program selection for DBS in Parkinson’s disease: advancing toward precision care

DBS Lead

Medtronic 3387

Medtronic 3389

Medtronic 3391

Medtronic SenSight Directional

Boston Scientific Linear 8-Contact

Boston Scientific Cartesia Directional

Boston Scientific Cartesia X Directional

Boston Scientific Cartesia HX Directional

Abbott 6166 & 6168

Abbott 6171 & 6173

Abbott 6170 & 6172

PINS Medical L301 & L301S

PINS Medical L302 & L302S

SceneRay 1200

SceneRay 1210

Lead diameter (mm)

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.29

1.29

1.29

1.3

1.3

1.27

1.27

Contact length (mm)

1.5

1.5

3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Contact spacing (mm)

1.5

0.5

4

0.5,1.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

1.5

0.5

0.5

1.5

0.5

1.5

No. of contacts

4

4

4

8

8

8

16

16

4

8

8

4

4

4

4

Directional

No

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

MRI safety

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

UK

UK

UK

UK

IPG

Medtronic Activa SC

Medtronic Percept PC

Medtronic Percept RC

Boston Scientific Vercise Genus P8/P16/P32

Boston Scientific Vercise Genus R16/R32

Abbott Infinity 5

Abbott Infinity 7

Abbott Liberta RC

PINS Medical G102

PINS Medical G102R

PINS Medical G102A

SceneRay 1180

No. of channels

1

2

2

1/2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

Volume (cm3)

27

41.6

13.7

34.9/34.9/36.6

20.1/21.6

30.4

38.6

17.79

51.2

31.5

35.9

51

Rechargeable

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Frequency range (Hz)

3-250

2-250

2-250

2-255

2-255

2-240

2-240

2-240

2, 5–130, 132–250

2, 5–130, 132–250

2, 3-130, 132-250

1-1600

Pulse widths (μs)

60-450

20-450

20-450

20-450

20-450

20-500

20-500

20-500

30-450

30-450

30-450

60-960

Fractionation (Temporal)

IL

IL

IL

A

A

MSS

MSS

MSS

No

No

No

No

Fractionation (Current)

No

No

No

MICC

MICC

CA

CA

CA

No

No

No

No

MRI safety

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

UK

UK

UK

UK

Remote programming full capability/ support

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. PINS and Scene Ray data extracted from Paff et al.116.
  2. A areas, C conditional, CA coactivation, IL interleaving, MICC multiple independent current control, MSS multi-stim set, UK unknown.
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