Medtronic Expands Focus on Interventional Oncology with Its U.S. Launch of OptiSphere Embolization Spheres

Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced its U.S. launch of OptiSphere embolization spheres, a resorbable embolic platform designed for embolization of hypervascular tumors. OptiSphere offers patients an alternative treatment option, a resorbable embolic, with comparable results to a permanent embolic.

As quoted in the press release:

Hypervascular tumors can present as malignant or benign and can be found in various anatomical structures. Physicians may choose to treat these tumors with various therapies including, but not limited to, embolization, microwave ablation, radiofrequency ablation, or cryoablation.

“Medtronic continues to seek opportunities to expand the therapies we offer to patients and the physicians who treat them. With increased and better quality of care, the cancer patient population is living longer with the disease and it is important that we continue to introduce therapies that help positively impact and improve their quality of life,”said Jeff Cambra, general manager of the Pain Therapies Interventional business, which is part of the Restorative Therapies Group at Medtronic. “We consider this launch to be a win for both sides of the healthcare pathway, as OptiSphere addresses patient concerns of having permanent implanted spheres left behind while enabling physicians to offer an innovative treatment option in their facilities.”

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