For Lumbar Puncture
SPROTTE® Lumbar
SPROTTE® Lumbar
For Lumbar Puncture
The history of the spinal needle, and particularly its tip design, is marked by ideas, setbacks, complications, and modifications. The SPROTTE® needle, a joint development by Prof. Dr. Sprotte and Horst and Heinrich Pajunk, was intended to optimize the design and function.
Thanks to the collaboration between Prof. Dr. Sprotte’s clinical experience and the medical technology expertise of the Pajunk brothers, they succeeded in creating a spinal puncture needle with a unique tip geometry in 1979 to facilitate atraumatic penetration of ligamentous structures. Since then, studies have described a reduction in the incidence of post-lumbar puncture headaches (PLPH) when using an atraumatic needle compared to conventional traumatic needle types.1, 2
As early as 1987, Prof. Dr. Sprotte stated in his study that the use of the atraumatic SPROTTE® needle showed no design-related disadvantages, that no needle fractures, no persistent nerve lesions are developed and that no clinically relevant hematomas or unnoticed intravascular injections could be detected.3 Currently, it serves as a preferred choice for regional anesthesia and lumbar puncture, especially for patients with combined risk factors such as female gender, young age, low Body Mass Index (BMI) and a positive headache history.4
SPROTTE® Lumbar Overview
SPROTTE® Lumbar Features & Advantages
Ogival Tip Geometry
giving the needle atraumatic properties:
- Reduces the incidence of PDPH.11-15
Large Lateral Eye
Burr-free lateral opening with atraumatically rounded edges:
- Enables a quicker CSF flow than with cutting needle.12
This is generally facilitated by the larger opening of the SPROTTE® needle.13
Precision-Ground Metal Stylet
The stylet closes the lateral eye precisely and is provided with burr-free atraumatically rounded edges:
- Designed to stabilize the needle.
- Prevents possible tissue coring in the subarachnoid space.9
High-Quality Stainless Steel Needle
Its surface is processed with the highest precision and is burr-free:
- Designed for optimized gliding properties and CSF backflow.
Standard Hub
- Is present on LUER needles.
Magnifying Hub
- Is present on NRFit® needles.
Color-Coded Stylet
- For easy identification of the needle size.
Introducer
with facet grinding:
- Diameter matches spinal needle size.
- Length can be selected depending on the need.
- Minimal reduction of working length of the spinal needle thanks to the short hub.
- Funnel-shaped hub is designed to reduce chance of spinal needle tip damage during insertion through the introducer.
Excellent Portfolio
- Wide range of needles in various diameters and lengths – suitable for patients from pediatric to obese.
SPROTTE® Lumbar Ordering Info
| Item description |
LUER Item no. |
NRFit® Item no. | Purchase Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings | 001151-31A | 25 | |
| 21G x 120 mm (4 3/4") with wings | 031151-31A | 25 | |
| 20G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings | 0001151-31 | 0001163-31 | 25 |
| Item description | 21G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 001151-31A |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 21G x 120 mm (4 3/4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 031151-31A |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 20G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 0001151-31 |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 0001163-31 |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description |
LUER Item no. |
NRFit® Item no. | Purchase Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings | 321151-30C | 321163-30C | 25 |
| 21G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings | 321151-31A | 321163-31A | 25 |
| 20G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings | 331151-31B | 331163-31B | 25 |
| Item description | 22G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 321151-30C |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 321163-30C |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 21G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 321151-31A |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 321163-31A |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 20G x 90mm (3 1/2") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 331151-31B |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 331163-31B |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description |
LUER Item no. |
NRFit® Item no. | Purchase Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22G x 103mm (4") with wings | 341151-30C | 25 | |
| 22G x 120 mm (4 3/4") with wings | 331151-30C | 331163-30C | 25 |
| 21G x 103mm (4") with wings | 341151-31A | 341163-31A | 25 |
| 21G x 120mm (4 3/4") with wings | 331151-31A | 331163-31A | 25 |
| 20G x 103 mm (4") with wings | 341151-31B | 25 | |
| 20G x 120mm (4 3/4") with wings | 321151-31B | 321163-31B | 25 |
| 20G x 150 mm (6") with wings | 361151-31B | 25 |
| Item description | 22G x 103mm (4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 341151-30C |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 22G x 120 mm (4 3/4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 331151-30C |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 331163-30C |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 21G x 103mm (4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 341151-31A |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 341163-31A |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 21G x 120mm (4 3/4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 331151-31A |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 331163-31A |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 20G x 103 mm (4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 341151-31B |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 20G x 120mm (4 3/4") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 321151-31B |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 321163-31B |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | 20G x 150 mm (6") with wings |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 361151-31B |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description |
LUER Item no. |
NRFit® Item no. | Purchase Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ø 1,2 x 30mm (1 1/5") for 20G | 061151-30L | 061163-30L | 25 |
| Ø 1.0 x 30mm (1 1/5") for 22G | 001151-30LL | 001163-30LL | 25 |
| Item description | Ø 1,2 x 30mm (1 1/5") for 20G |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 061151-30L |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 061163-30L |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
| Item description | Ø 1.0 x 30mm (1 1/5") for 22G |
|---|---|
|
LUER Item no. | 001151-30LL |
|
NRFit® Item no. | 001163-30LL |
| Purchase Unit | 25 |
Studies:
1,11Davis A. et al. (2015). Atraumatic needles for lumbar puncture: why haven’t neurologists changed? Pract Neurol, 0: 1–5.
2,10Ahmet E. et al. (2021). Risk of intervertebral disc joint puncture during lumbar puncture. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vol. 200, Issue 106107.
3Sprotte G. (1997). The Sprotte Needle. ESRA-Meeting: Speech, 34–38.
4Regnet N. (2022). Pflegetechniken von Absaugung bis zu ZVK. Urban & Fischer Verlag/Elsevier GmbH, 4: 453–458.
5Strupp N., Katsarava Z. (2009). Postpunktioneles und spontanes Liquorunterdrucksyndrom. Nervenarzt, 80: 1509–1519.
6Cognat E. et al. (2021). Preventing Post-Lumbar Puncture Headache. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 78(3): 443–450.
7,12,14Saenghirunvattana R. et al. (2008). A Comparison Study between Newly-Designed Pencil-Point and Cutting Needles in Spinal Anesthesia. Journal of Medical Association Thailand, 91(91): 156–161.
8,9Chin A., Van Zundert A. (2023). Spinal Anesthesia – NYSORA. NYSORA LMS.
12Saenghirunvattana R. et al. (2008). A Comparison Study between Newly-Designed Pencil-Point and Cutting Needles in Spinal Anesthesia. Journal of Medical Association Thailand, 91(91): 156–161.
13,15Tsen L., Hepner D. (2006). Needles used for spinal anesthesia. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 3(4): 499–508.
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