- Early feasibility work demonstrates Focal One system’s ability to generate histotripsy lesions ex vivo
LYON, France, November 22, 2024 - EDAP TMS SA (Nasdaq: EDAP), the global leader in robotic energy-based therapies, today announced a scientific presentation which demonstrated the technical feasibility of performing non-thermal histotripsy energy delivery and generating histotripsy lesions in biological tissues ex vivo using the Company’s Focal One® Robotic HIFU technology. The results from the study were presented on November 19th at the 187th Acoustical Society of America meeting, which is taking place virtually from November 18 - 22, 2024.
Histotripsy is a non-ionizing, non-thermal and noninvasive technique for tissue ablation that generates controlled acoustic microcavitation using microsecond ultrasound pulses leading to mechanical tissue destruction.1 Over the last several years, the technology has been increasingly evaluated for applications in cancer as well as benign conditions.
“The results from this initial technical feasibility study demonstrate EDAP’s continued commitment in driving innovation in our core focused ultrasound energy delivery technology,” said Ryan Rhodes, Chief Executive Officer of EDAP TMS. “As focal therapy continues to evolve for the treatment of multiple conditions, histotripsy represents an expansion in energy-based therapies that we plan to further invest in and develop as part of our innovation roadmap. This technical milestone, in addition to our clinical development of real-time elastography to enable ablation treatment confirmation, demonstrates our commitment towards remaining the innovation leader in focal therapy.”
Presentation Details:
- Conference: 187th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America
- Oral Presentation: November 19, 2024, 5:00 PM ET
- Presentation Title: “Feasibility Study of Histotripsy with the Clinical Device Focal One®”
- Session: 1pBA, Bubble-Based Therapies
- Presenter: Virgil Accary, M.S.
1 Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/histotripsy
About EDAP TMS SA
A recognized leader in the global therapeutic ultrasound market, EDAP TMS develops, manufactures, promotes and distributes worldwide minimally invasive medical devices for various pathologies using ultrasound technology. By combining the latest technologies in imaging and treatment modalities in its complete range of Robotic HIFU devices, EDAP TMS introduced the Focal One® in Europe and in the U.S. as an answer to all requirements for ideal prostate tissue ablation. With the addition of the ExactVu™ Micro-Ultrasound device, EDAP TMS is now the only company offering a complete solution from diagnostics to focal treatment of Prostate Cancer. EDAP TMS also produces and distributes other medical equipment including the Sonolith® i-move lithotripter and lasers for the treatment of urinary tract stones using extra-corporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL). For more information on the Company, please visit http://www.edap-tms.com, us.hifu-prostate.com and www.focalone.com.
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