Medtronic Advances Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Diagnosis With New Interventional Lung Biopsy System
Executive Summary
With the recent FDA approval of Medtronic's GenCut core biopsy system, the company is moving closer to its vision of diagnosing and treating lung cancer with a completely non-invasive, outpatient solution. GenCut is specifically designed for the unique challenges of lung biopsy/sampling lung lesions and allows physicians to capture larger pieces of lung tissue to be preserved for more in-depth and accurate testing and personalized care when used during bronchoscopy procedures.
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