Acessa

About the Acessa® procedure

The Acessa procedure is recommended for pre-menopausal women (typically younger than 55 years old)¹who are tired of living with the ongoing pain and discomfort of fibroids and are looking for a minimally invasive option that allows them to keep their uterus and return to daily life quickly after the procedure.¹

Clinical Study Results:

94% of patients responded that the treatment had been somewhat, moderately, or very effective in eliminating their symptoms.¹
Only 11% of patients required additional reintervention after the Acessa procedure.¹
98% reported that they would probably or definitely recommend the procedure to their friends with the same health problem.¹

The Acessa® procedure is also known as Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation (LAP-RFA) and essentially delivers heat directly into a fibroid to destroy its tissue and in turn relieve your symptoms. It is a minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic fibroids that is an alternative to other procedures, such as hysterectomy and laparoscopic myomectomy. The procedure requires only two surgical operating ports, one in your belly button and one below your bikini line. Post procedure you will wake up in the recovery room and most patients are cleared to go home the same day.¹ Women typically feel ready to return to work after 4-5 days.^1,3 In terms of when you will see symptom relief – it depends on how big the fibroid is and what symptoms you’re experiencing.

The procedure contains 6 steps.²

Prep – You are prepped and brought into the operating room for anesthesia.
Access – Your physician makes three small incisions-one in your belly button - one below your bikini line - and inserts a tiny camera and ultrasound into each incision.
Visualize – Your Physician precisely located each fibroid with the Acessa ultrasound probe and guidance mapping, allowing full view of your uterus.
Deploy – Next, your physician deploys the tip of the Acessa handpiece into the fibroid while preserving healthy uterine tissue.
Treat – The physician deploys controlled heat through the Acessa handpiece to destroy the fibroid tissue. The physician repeats this process until every targeted fibroid is fully treated. Once the procedure is complete, your physician stitches the small incisions on the skin.
Recover – You will wake up in the recovery room. Most patients get cleared to go home the same day s.¹ Women typically feel ready to return to work after 4-5 days.^1,3 In terms of when you will see symptom relief – it depends on how big the fibroid is and what symptoms you’re experiencing.

Acessa Procedure Important Safety Information:

The Acessa ProVu system is intended to identify and shrink symptomatic uterine fibroids. The Acessa ProVu system is used by trained physicians during laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia. Rare but serious risks of this procedure include, but are not limited to, infection, internal injury, blood loss and complications related to laparoscopic surgery and/or general anesthesia. This procedure is not recommended for women who are planning future pregnancy. This information is not medical advice. Please discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor to find out if the Acessa procedure may be right for you.

Important Safety Information

Sources:

SGChudnoff,etal.OutpatientProcedurefortheTreatmentandReliefofSymptomaticUterine Myomas. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013;121(5):1075–82.

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Galen DI, Pemueller RR, Leal JG, Abbott KR, Falls JL, Macer J. Laparoscopic radiofrequency fibroid ablation: phase II and phase III results. JSLS. 2014 Apr-Jun;18(2):182-90.