CABRINI PERFORMS FIRST HIFU SONABLATE 500 PROCEDURE WITH TELE-REMOTE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER IN MELBOURNE

Meditron Pty., Ltd. Today announced that the first ever HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) surgery with tele-remote link to an academic institution was performed for the treatment of prostate cancer at Cabrini Medical Centre. Cabrini Medical Centre in Melbourne is a leading institution for prostate cancer treatment in Australia. The Sonablate(R) 500 uses advanced HIFU energy which is sharply focused and destroys targeted prostate tissue without affecting the intervening tissue.

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