Procept BioRobotics Believes Aquablation Could Dominate BPH Treatment…If It Gets Coverage

Results of the WATER II trial confirm that Aquablation is a safe and effective treatment of benign prostate hyperplasia for large prostates, and manufacturer Procept BioRobotics is confident the procedure will eventually displace all other prostate resection techniques because it is easy for surgeons to learn.

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Procept BioRobotics Corp. has begun a limited launch of its AquaBeam Aquablation system in 30 centers in Europe and North America as it convinces both surgeons and third-party payers that Aquablation deserves to be the standard-of-care method for prostate resection in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia.

AquaBeam precisely cuts tissue with a thin jet of water guided by intraoperative ultrasound and a cystoscopic camera. US...

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