Press Releases from SonaCare Medical

With Successful Launch of Sonatherm^® HIFU Surgical Ablation System at AUA, SonaCare Medical Delivers on the Promise of Image Guided Minimally Invasive Technology

SAN DIEGO, Thursday, May 23, 2013 - The need to add tissue preserving therapies to the prostate cancer treatment continuum was highlighted prominently at the 108^th Annual Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), in San Diego.  According to SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, the need for image-guided technologies to better identify and localize disease, and for urologists to consider minimally invasive ablative treatments, was addressed in the Opening Session, the Dr. W. Whitmore Memorial Lecture, and multiple sessions throughout the AUA meeting.

23 May 2013

Read more: Need for Image Guided Minimally Invasive Ablative Treatments Featured Prominently at American...

Sonatherm is the Only Laparoscopic HIFU Device Cleared for Ablating Soft Tissue in the U.S. 

UCL's Mark Emberton, MD, to Direct Premier Training Center for the Use of Advanced Imaging Capabilities to Localize Cancer and Deliver HIFU Treatment Using Tissue Preserving Techniques

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Thursday, May 2, 2013 - SonaCare Medical, a global leader in minimally invasive HIFU technologies, announced today that it has partnered with University College London (UCL) to create a HIFU Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence will provide physician training and proctoring along with clinical studies, patient satisfaction research and advanced technology development associated with two innovative HIFU systems: the Sonatherm^® laparoscopic HIFU surgical ablation system and the Sonablate^® 500 transrectal HIFU surgical ablation system.

02 May 2013

Read more: SonaCare Medical Partners with University College London to Create Center of Excellence for HIFU...

SmartTarget Offers a Clinically Tested and Practical Solution for MRI-Ultrasound Fusion Designed to Enable Targeted Prostate Focal HIFU Treatment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. and LONDON, UK, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 -- SonaCare Medical, a global leader in minimally invasive High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, and UCL Business PLC (UCLB), a leading technology transfer company that supports and commercializes research and innovations from UCL (University College London), today announced a partnership to integrate SmartTarget image registration and fusion software into SonaCare Medical's innovative HIFU systems.

30 April 2013

Read more: SonaCare Medical to Integrate SmartTarget Image Registration and Fusion Software from University...

Global Launch Generates Strong Support for SonaCare Medical's Urology Platform Technology to Provide HIFU Surgical Ablation Systems for a Wide Range of Urological Indications

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 4, 2013 - SonaCare Medical, a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology, successfully launched two new products at the recent European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress in Milan, Italy.

04 April 2013

Read more: SonaCare Medical Successfully Launches New Products at European Association of Urology (EAU)

New Products Build on Growing Adoption of SonaCare Medical HIFU Technologies Following a Record 130% Increase in International Sales and a 3X Expansion in International Distributors

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 14, 2013 - SonaCare Medical, LLC (SonaCare Medical), a leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, will showcase two new HIFU products at the 28th annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, in Milan, Italy, March 15-19, 2013.  (Booth: G02)

14 March 2013

Read more: SonaCare Medical to Introduce Two New HIFU Products at the European Association of Urology (EAU)...

Company Renamed to Align with Strategic Technology Vision of Urology Devices Utilizing HIFU to Treat a Range of Urological Indications

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – February 20, 2013 – USHIFU, LLC (US HIFU), a global leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, announced today that it has changed the company's name to SonaCare Medical, LLC (SonaCare Medical). Effective immediately, US HIFU will function as SonaCare Medical and all subsidiaries and operating units, including International HIFU and Focus Surgery, will be rebranded to reflect their relationship to SonaCare Medical.

20 February 2013

Read more: US HIFU Announces Name Change to SonaCare Medical

Growing Interest in Potential of HIFU to Offer an Alternative Treatment for Prostate Cancer Designed to Balance Effectiveness and Quality of Life

Charlotte, N.C. – November 19, 2012 -- The ability for technology from USHIFU, LLC (US HIFU), a world leader in minimally invasive high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technologies, to offer another treatment option for prostate cancer designed to balance treatment effectiveness and quality of life was the focus of several research studies presented recently at the Third International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound.  

19 November 2012

Read more: US HIFU Technology Featured at Third International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound

Focal Therapy Using Sound Waves to Target Individual Areas of Cancer Shows Promise as Alternative to Traditional Treatments for Prostate Cancer

Charlotte, N.C. – April 17, 2012 -- A new treatment for prostate cancer using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to deliver focal treatment may provide an alternative to traditional treatment with significantly fewer side effects, according to results from a study published in the current issue of Lancet Oncology (DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(12)70121-3). Incontinence and erectile dysfunction are common side effects of treatments for localized prostate cancer.

17 April 2012

Read more: Study in Lancet Oncology shows significant side effect reduction with High Intensity Focused...