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Sonablate

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Sonablate®
Urology A device that uses high-intensity focused ultrasound–HIFU technology, combining focused ultrasound beams and imaging, to heat and destroy targeted tissue without affecting surrounding healthy tissue Indications Treatment of BPH. See Benign prostatic hypertrophy.


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Focus Surgery entered into an exclusive International Distribution Agreement, outside of Asia and the United States, with Endocare Corporation for its Sonablate 500 unit, which treats prostate cancer and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, (HIFU).
7 Ultrasound Systems Sonablate 500 System (SB500) 2.
The Sonablate is a state of the art HIFU instrument used for the trans-rectal ablation of tumors of the prostate gland, and when utilized for this purpose, it has clinical outcomes similar to other treatment modalities, but with low instances of urinary incontinence and sexual impotence.
 
 
 
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