Prostate Cancer Breakthrough Receives FDA Clearance

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (May 6, 2008) – A new imaging device, ei•Nav/Artemis™, officially cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), offers urologists breakthrough technology that will significantly help in the fight against prostate cancer. Artemis, designed by Eigen, a Northern California-based company known for developing innovative, affordable medical imaging solutions, will be introduced at the American Urological Association's (AUA) annual meeting May 17 – 22 in Orlando, FL.

Using proprietary next-generation 3D/4D imaging, Artemis™ provides solutions not available today by enhancing urologists' existing ultrasound machines, the vast majority of which are only 2D. Now, Artemis allows urologists to virtually see inside the prostate in real time during biopsy, guides them with 4D needle navigation during the delicate procedure, maps biopsy locations and generates an image of 3D biopsy coordinates for future reference.

source: Eigen