RITA initiates RFA lumpectomy study

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oct 25, 2006

Oncology and medical device developer RITA Medical Systems of Fremont, CA, reported that it has begun collecting data in a radiofrequency ablation (RFA)-assisted lumpectomy feasibility study.

The procedures used the firm's investigational Starburst Assure RFA electrode to ablate the wall of the lumpectomy cavity of patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery immediately following excision of the primary tumor, according to the company.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
October 26, 2006

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