The focused ultrasound brain surgery of Israel’s Insightec has been used 500 times around the world.  In its first procedure in Israel, surgeons at Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center successfully cured an Israeli woman of her uncontrollable shaking. https://www.israel21c.org/the-surgery-free-operating-room-of-tomorrow-is-here-now/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imVN64BmRqk

Israel’s Ninispeech enables people who stutter to take control over their speech, using unique mobile feedback technology. NiNiSpeech catalyzes assimilation of speech strategies, encourages communication, sharpens learning curve, and maximizes success rate. 3 top Israeli doctors are cofounders, including Dr … Continue reading →

The US FDA has approved the next generation Exablate system from Israel’s InSightec to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids. Exablate uses focused ultrasound plus MRI, which is used to guide the ultrasound waves to the specific target tissue. Also (TY UWI) … Continue reading →

The ExAblate focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) from Israel’s Insightec is already in use in London, destroying uterine fibroids that cause pain and infertility. MRgFUS has now been installed at Solihull’s Spire Parkway Hospital in the West Midlands of England. http://www.insightec.com/spire-parkway.html

At Haifa’s Rambam hospital, the first Israeli has been cured of essential tremor using ExAblate Neuro – the non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment from Israel’s InSightec. Also a recent BBC program featuring the treatment, but no mention of the name of … Continue reading →

Another terrific video from Israel’s InSightec, which is using non-invasive ultrasound surgery to cure Parkinson’s and essential tremors, to destroy tumors and fibroids and perform hysterectomies. InSightec’s founder Dr Kobi Vortman learnt many of his skills at Israel’s Technion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IfJemqkby_0

For the first time in 10 years, Canadian Tony Lightfoot’s uncontrollable tremors stopped. It followed four hours of non-invasive treatment on his brain, using focused ultrasound from Israel’s InSightec. Tony is the fifth patient at Toronto’s Western Hospital to have … Continue reading →

The US Food and Drug Administration has given pre-marketing approval for ExAblate targeted focused ultrasound treatment from Israel’s InSightec Image Guided Treatment Ltd.. The approval is initially for bone cancer patients who cannot undergo radiation therapy. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000791836&fid=1725

Last week I reported that Insightec’s ExAblate 4000’s focussed ultrasound system successfully treated essential tremor sufferers. Well Yoav Medan of Insightec is a friend of my friend Stuart Palmer of CoHaV who has shared this excellent presentation of Yoav explaining … Continue reading →