Ethicon releases Mammotome MR in U.S.

Interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery has released Mammotome MR, an MRI-guided breast biopsy device, in the U.S.

The product utilizes a biopsy needle equipped with a vacuum device that uses MRI guidance to partially or completely cut, vacuum, and remove suspicious breast tissue for evaluation, according to the Cincinnati-based firm. The procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis, the company said.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
May 25, 2006

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