SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM - News) (Company or BSD) today announced that it has received review questions from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the 510(k) submission the Company filed for premarket clearance of the Company's Phase II MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System (MTX-180) for ablation of soft tissue.
“We expected questions from the FDA as a routine part of the 510(k) submission review process,” stated Harold Wolcott, President of BSD. “We plan to provide a timely response to the questions from the FDA. While we cannot predict the ultimate outcome or when the review will be completed, we are optimistic about the outcome.”
The clearance from the FDA of the 510(k) submission will authorize commercial distribution of the MTX-180 in the United States and allow the Company to provide an optimized system targeted to the growing therapeutic interventional oncology market. The interventional oncology world-wide market for 2009 was estimated at $210 million, and this market is projected to grow to $480 million by 2015.
The MTX-180 employs precision-guided microwave energy to ablate (destroy) soft tissue using a single-patient-use disposable antenna. The MTX-180 was developed to provide treatments as a stand-alone therapy.
About BSD Medical Corporation
BSD Medical Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and services systems to treat cancer and benign diseases using heat therapy delivered using focused radio frequency (RF) and microwave energy. BSD’s product lines include both hyperthermia and ablation treatment systems. BSD’s hyperthermia cancer treatment systems, which have been in use for several years in the United States, Europe and Asia, are used to treat certain tumors with heat (hyperthermia) while increasing the effectiveness of other therapies such as radiation therapy. BSD’s microwave ablation system has been developed as a stand-alone therapy to ablate and destroy soft tissue. The Company has developed extensive intellectual property, multiple products in the market and well established distribution in the United States, Europe and Asia. Certain of the Company’s products have received regulatory approvals in the United States, Europe and China. For further information visit BSD Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com.
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