Baird Medical Received the US FDA Clearance for a Microwave Ablation System
On November 22, 2023, Baird Medical announced the US Food and Drug Administration clearance of the company’s microwave ablation (MWA) system and disposable needles for use in the US.
The clearance allows the use of the technology to ablate thyroid nodules, breast tumors, and other diseases where soft tissue needs to be removed by US doctors. The patients in the US will have access to another less invasive method to remove thyroid nodules – lumps in the thyroid that are estimated to be in around 40% of the population.
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