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Alpinion’s ultrasound-guided focused ultrasound system is used to treat uterine fibroids and adenomyosis…

Insightec recently held an event to launch a program dedicated to advancing Alzheimer’s research in Florida using the Exablate device. The initiative will create a network of providers to advance novel therapies and understanding of neurologic diseases.

Advanced Microbubbles is designing and manufacturing custom, size-isolated, ultrasound-triggered microbubbles for drug delivery and gene therapy. The company’s vision is to enable safe and precise cancer chemotherapy using uniform-sized microbubbles. Promising preclinical research suggests that the use of the company’s microbubbles may help control high-risk neuroblastoma.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set a facility procedural payment level of $12,500.50, in addition to the costs associated with single-use devices utilized, for histotripsy of liver tumors. Histotripsy’s novel mechanism of action uses focused ultrasound to mechanically destroy and liquefy targeted liver tissue at sub-cellular levels. HistoSonics is sponsoring ongoing clinical studies in the US and Europe, named #HOPE4LIVER, which are designed to evaluate the safety and technical efficacy of histotripsy in patients with primary and secondary liver tumors.