Focused Ultrasound

Product Name

Focused Ultrasound

Product Introduction

The application of focused ultrasound in the veterinary field provides a unique opportunity to expand research and commercial focused ultrasound applications to markets with lower regulatory burdens, while also collecting data in naturally occurring disease models to support human clinical trials.

Focused ultrasound can non invasively treat tissues and enhance the efficacy of certain therapies, thereby reducing hospitalization time and overall costs, which is a crucial advantage for self funded pet owners.

At present, the most promising application of focused ultrasound in veterinary medicine is in the field of oncology, especially in indications where surgical methods may significantly affect quality of life. Veterinary clinical trials have shown that focused ultrasound is well tolerated and effective in treating soft tissue sarcomas, oral tumors, and osteosarcoma. Ongoing clinical work will study the efficacy of focused ultrasound in the treatment of other invasive cancers (including breast cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer and liver cancer). Excitingly, focused ultrasound is now also used in fields other than oncology, especially in cats with diabetes and urolithiasis.

In recent years, the application of focused ultrasound in veterinary medicine has surpassed traditional thermal ablation procedures. Tissue resection, sonodynamic therapy, neuromodulation, and drug and gene delivery are currently being explored as alternative treatment methods. These methods may have advantages as they have a lower risk of damaging nearby structures such as skin, bones, and nerves. This is particularly important in veterinary patients because they are smaller in size and lesions on their limbs and body walls are more common.