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Vercise Cartesia X
Identity
- Manufacturer
- Boston Scientific
- Model number
- DB-2203
- Codename
- —
- Aliases
- Boston Scientific Vercise Cartesia X, Cartesia X DBS Lead
- Generation
- —
- Country of origin
- US
- Released
- —
- Announced
- —
- Discontinued
- —
- Status
- shipping
Classification
- Invasiveness
- invasive
- Modalities
- DBS
- Primary modality
- DBS
- Direction
- write
- Categories
- medical-implant, stimulation, therapeutic
- Form factor
- depth-electrode
- Use cases
- deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease (STN, GPi), essential tremor / dystonia per Vercise Genus indications
- Target users
- neurosurgeon, neurologist, patient-parkinson
Electrodes
- Total channels
- 16
- Recording channels
- 0
- Reference channels
- —
- Electrode type
- depth
- Material
- platinum-iridium
- 10-20 positions
- —
- Requires gel
- No
- Requires saline
- No
- Prep time
- —
- Reusable
- No
- Disposable
- No
Stimulation
- Capable
- Yes
Connectivity
- Protocols
- —
- Bluetooth
- —
- Bluetooth profiles
- —
- Concurrent mode
- —
- Encryption (transit)
- —
- Pairing methods
- —
- Cloud sync
- No
- Offline recording
- No
Power
- Sources
- wired
- Battery life (active)
- —
- Charging port
- —
- Charging time
- —
- Battery replaceable
- No
- Notes
- Lead only; powered by paired Vercise Genus / Vercise Gevia / Vercise PC IPG.
Physical
- Weight
- —
- Dimensions
- 450 mm L × ⌀ 1.3 mm
- Materials
- platinum-iridium, polyurethane
- Sizes
- 30cm, 45cm
- Head circumference
- —
- Operating temp
- —
Software & data
- Mobile app
- No
- Cloud platform
- No
- Offline mode
- No
- Subscription required
- No
- Raw data access
- No
- Export formats
- —
- LSL support
- No
- Data ownership
- —
- Apps
- —
SDK & developer access
- Has SDK
- No
- Open source
- No
- Languages
- —
- Web Bluetooth
- No
- Raw sample access
- No
- BCI paradigms
- —
- 3rd-party integrations
- —
- Docs
- —
Capabilities
- Attention / focus
- —
- Meditation / calm
- —
- Neurofeedback
- —
- Meditation coaching
- —
- Sleep tracking
- —
Regulatory & clinical
- FDA status
- pma
- CE mark
- Yes
- Certifications
- FDA PMA P150031, MR-Conditional (ImageReady)
- Prescription required
- Yes
- Pediatric approved
- —
Pricing & availability
- MSRP
- —
- Current price
- —
- Subscription
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Return policy (days)
- —
- Where to buy
- Buy at bostonscientific.com
Editor’s take
In favor
- Finer current steering
- Compatible with Vercise Genus IPG
- First 16-contact directional DBS lead
Against
- Higher programming complexity
- Newer — less long-term clinical data
Sources & provenance
- Boston Scientific — Vercise Cartesia X / HX product page
- AccessGUDID — Vercise Cartesia X
- FDA PMA P150031 — Vercise DBS System
Last reviewed