Vivant Medical has announced an ongoing investigational study to determine the effectiveness of microwave ablation for treatment of liver cancers. The study is using Vivant’s VivaWave™ Microwave Ablation System.
In this study, the team is evaluating the effectiveness of using both the VivaTip™ and VivaRing ATOM™ energy applicators, to kill tumors with heat created by means of microwave energy. Both tools are unique to the VivaWave system and may provide advantages that are not available with other types of thermal ablation. The VivaRing ATOM is designed to allow doctors to encircle a tumor, either surgically or percutaneously, and kill it from the outside in, with the intent of minimizing the risk that any malignant cells could be left behind. The VivaTip, a straight probe, is intended to allow doctors to penetrate the tumor by applying energy directly into the center of the tumor. Unlike other forms of thermal ablation, such as radio-frequency ablation, the VivaWave system allows doctors to use multiple probes simultaneously, making faster procedures possible.
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