Freedom of Information Request: 0881 2020/21

I am making a FOI request about the number of neurosurgical, spinal and craniotomy procedures on patients in the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and total volume of aligned products purchased during the same as details below.

Please could you provide the following information:

Please note an episode may include more than one procedure for a single patient.

1. The total number of neurosurgical procedures in the 12-month period1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

2,245 episodes where a procedure took place. Please be aware this figure may include non-invasive procedures, e.g. injections/diagnostics.

2. The total number of spinal procedures in the 12-month period1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

1,376 episodes where a procedure took place under one of our spinal consultants. Please be aware this figure may include non-invasive procedures, e.g. injections/diagnostics.

3. The total number of cranioplasty procedures in the 12-month period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

60 episodes where a Cranioplasty procedure was defined by the following OPCS codes:

• V011
• V012
• V015

Please note if the procedure was performed under Neurosurgery then it will also be included in the figure at Q1, however this does not apply to all Cranioplasty procedures.

4.   The total volume of Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) sealants procured in the 12-month period1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

345

Examples of CSF sealants brands; 

• Tisseel™ (Baxter) 

• DuraSeal® (Integra) 

• DuraSeal® Xact (Integra) 

• Evicel™ (J&J) 

• TachoSil® (J&J) 

• Adherus® (Stryker) 

• Adherus® Autospray ET (Styrker) 

• TissuePatchDural™ (Tissuemed) 

• Liqoseal® (Polyganics, Distributed by Seven Healthcare Technologies) 

5. The total volume of Dural productsprocured in the 12-month period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

5867

• Dural Repair Products 

• Dural Substitutes 

• Dural Grafts 

Examples of Dural Repair Products / Substitutes / Grafts brands: 

• DuraGuard™ (Baxter) 

• TissuDura™ (Baxter) 

• Neuro-patch® (BBraun) 

• Duraform™ (Integra) 

• Duragen (Integra) 

• Duragen® Plus (Integra) 

• Duragen® Secure (Integra) 

• Duragen® Suturable (Integra) 

• Durepair™ (Medtronic) 

• Duramatrix® (Stryker) 

• Duramatrix-Onlay® (Stryker) 

• Duramatrix® Suturable (Stryker) 
• Duramatrix-Onlay® Plus (Stryker) 

6. The total volume of  single-use bipolar forceps procured in the 12-month period1 April 2019 to  31 March 2020.

6269

Examples of single-use bipolar forceps brands: 

• Aesculap® Disposable Insulated bipolar forceps (BBraun) 

• CODMAN^® VersaTru^™ (Integra) 

• Adeor NXT ™ (Judd Medical) 

• K0Ag (Kogent, Distributed by Seven Healthcare Technologies) 

• Spetzler-Malis^® Disposable forceps (Stryker) 

7. The total volume of  cranioplasty implants procured in the 12-month period1 April 2019 to    31 March 2020.

240

Examples of Cranioplasty implants brands may include: 

• MEDPOR (Stryker)  

• PMMA (Stryker) 

• PEEK (Stryker) 

• TRUMATCH® CMF (Johnson & Johnson ) 

• OssDsign® Cranial (Ossdsign)  

• MEDICAL-GRADE PEEK PSI (Cavendish Implants) 

• TITANIUM PSI (Cavendish Implants) 

• Evoshape cranial implant (Evonus) 

• Osteomatch PEEK Patient-Specific Cranial Implants (OsteoMed) 

• Laserimplants (Renishaw)  

• HTR-PEKK Patient Matched cranial implant (Biomet) 

• SKULLPT (3D-Side)  

• Glace custom-made cranial implant (Skulle implants) 

• IPS Implants® Cranium – (KLS Martin)