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 with [...]

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 [...]

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.   [Table=11]   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, [...]

Ablation: An Energized Market

The post below has been superceded by the 2010 analysis, "Ablation Technologies Worldwide Market 2009-2019".  See link for details.  See also "Japanese Ablation Market", "Cryotherapy and Cryosurgery", and "Radiofrequency ablation devices". (See July 2010 report #A145, "Ablation Technologies Worldwide Market, 2009-2019," from MedMarket Diligence, LLC.  May be purchased online.) Energy-based therapies generate sales of $13 [...]