Tag Archives: oncology

RF Ablation Proving Itself in Barrett’s Esophagus

From PRNewswire and Bio-Medicine.org… link.

Results presented at this week’s Digestive Disease Week meeting in Chicago illustrated the effectiveness of BÂRRX Medical, Inc.’s HALO ablation system in the treatment of the pre-cancerous condition known as Barrett’s esophagus. The HALO ablation system uses radiofrequency (RF) energy to remove the epithelium in the esophagus of patients [...]

Medical technology defies definition

In a prior post, I sought to explore the shifting nature of the medical industry, from clearly defined categories of devices, drugs and diagnostics to a spectrum of products that defy categorization into any one category and instead frequently qualify as multiple.

…Competition in the medical product industry has long since changed from being defined as [...]

Radiofrequency Ablation Products Available and in Development

 
From Report #A125, “Ablation Technologies Worldwide, 2008-2017″, published September 2008. See link.
Below are selected radiofrequency ablation products, their applications and their status of regulatory approval.
 
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For additional information on Report #A125, see link. The report may be purchased online or via Google Checkout, below.
 

USD3,450.00 – Worldwide Ablation Technologies, 2008-2017 (PDF) USD3,450.00 – Worldwide [...]

Ablation: An Energized Market

(See September 2008 report #A125, “Ablation Technologies Worldwide Market, 2008-2017,” from MedMarket Diligence, LLC.  May be purchased online.)
Energy-based therapies generate sales of $13 billion in the United States alone, with probably another $12 billion in other developed markets worldwide. This represents around 13% of the total medical device market, and it is growing at 11% [...]