SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. announced today that it has received the official decision to grant a European Patent number 0910284 for its Optical Biopsy Forceps design.
The Company developed the Optical Biopsy Forceps for use with its proprietary WavSTAT(TM) Optical Biopsy System for use by physicians in diagnosing tissue to be normal, pre-cancerous, or cancerous within one second. The WavSTAT(TM) System is currently approved by the FDA for use in detecting cancer in the colon. The forceps are unique in that a small optical fiber is located coaxially in its center to diagnose pre-cancers. Then in the same procedure, treatment can begin by removal of the tissue with the forcep jaws. Furthermore, the optical probe can be then used around the margin of the tissue to insure all diseased tissue has been removed.
A new application for detecting pre-cancers in the throat, sometimes called Barrett’s esophagus, is being tested in a clinical trial. Cancer of the esophagus is more than 90% fatal and may develop as a result of chronic heartburn or GERD. Esophageal cancer is growing five times faster than all other cancers.
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For further information contact Jim Hitchin (858) 847-0200 X 201. www.spectrascience.com
SpectraScience, Inc.
CONTACT: Jim Hitchin of SpectraScience, Inc., +1-858-847-0200 X 201
Web site: http://www.spectrascience.com/
