Insightec, a global healthcare company dedicated to using focused ultrasound to transform patient care, today announced the dual achievement of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and CE Mark of its Exablate Prime system with certain Philips MR systems. This approval expands the accessibility of non-invasive MR-guided focused ultrasound treatments for patients and healthcare providers.
Exablate Prime is able to be integrated with select, compatible Philips 1.5T and 3.0T Ingenia systems, Philips Ambition 1.5T, Philips Elition 3.0T, as well as Philips MR 7700 3.0T.
“This is the result of a dedicated collaboration between Insightec and Philips,” said Insightec Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Maurice R. Ferré. “We are proud of adding Philips to our extended family. Our goal is to make these groundbreaking solutions accessible to more treatment centers, ultimately benefitting patients with cutting-edge care.”
Focused ultrasound, which was pioneered by Insightec, is FDA approved and CE Marked to treat essential tremor and some symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The procedure is performed in a single, outpatient procedure with many patients showing immediate improvement with minimal or no complications.
