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Development Stage

Early Stage

Focused ultrasound research is in the laboratory phase and is not yet available for patients.

Clinical Trials

Focused ultrasound for this condition is being researched in clinical trials.

International Approval

Focused ultrasound is approved to treat this condition outside the US. Patients can seek commercial treatment at participating international sites.

FDA Approved

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved focus ultrasound for this condition. Patients can seek commercial treatment at participating sites.

Early Stage

Clinical Trials

International

FDA Approved

Focused ultrasound for this condition has been researched in clinical trials. However, at this time, we are not aware of any open clinical trials.

Focused Ultrasound Therapy 

Focused ultrasound is a rapidly evolving, therapeutic technology that could transform the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with burns. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets deep in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue. 

How it Works 

Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound aimed at the spleen that has shown to help reduce inflammation and improve healing for patients with sustained burns.   

The primary options for treatment of burns include medication and invasive surgery, and the challenge of inflammation and wound healing can be an ongoing challenge.  

For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a supplement to the medications and surgery.  

Advantages 

  • Focused ultrasound is non-invasive, so it does not carry added concerns like surgical wound healing or infection.  
  • Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue. 
  • It can be repeated, if necessary. 

Clinical Trials 

At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for focused ultrasound treatment of burns.  

The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click here, it will take you to the latest information available from https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/.  

Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement  

Focused ultrasound treatment for burns is not yet approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies. 

Notable Papers 

Raihane AS, Armstrong DG, Gillenwater TJ, Galiano RD. Advancing Therapeutic Solutions for Burn Wounds: Potential Use of Noninvasive Ultrasound-Driven Splenic Stimulation. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2025 Mar 27. doi: 10.1089/wound.2024.0181. Online ahead of print. PMID: 40147451 

Click here for additional references from PubMed.