A Pulsed Approach to Treating Cancer
Decades of Research
For more than three decades our scientists have worked to solve the issues associated with PEF (Pulsed Electrical Fields). High voltage and the inability to know therapeutic delivery actually happened resulted in low adoption rates. With no way to measure drug delivery, many opted to wait or not use it at all because on the other end of the spectrum animals could be burned and necrosis could be severe.
The introduction of moderate heat (43C), real time impedance feedback and addressable electrodes assures the practitioner that delivery has occurred and that it is impossible to place more therapeutic in the treatment area. This is a quantum leap forward in the technology and is covered by nearly 20 patents with others pending. Make no mistake. The VetPulse 2000 is the only one of its kind!
The Baics
The procedure takes approximately 20 minutes, depending on your staff and experience and is performed by following these simple steps:
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- The chosen therapeutic is injected intratumorally in linear retrotracing injections every six millimeters from the perimeter of the mass withdrawing the needle as you inject so the tumor is saturated.
- The temperature of the tissue will be displayed during the heating phase and when it reaches 43C the device will beep once to signify 30 seconds to pulse. This allows the underlying tissue to reach the necessary temperature and achieve maximum delivery.
- The device will then pulse, signified by two beeps. It may pulse once or several times depending on the tissue impedance feedback. This is very different from all other devices that are still pulsing once and hoping for the best. No two sections of tissue are homologous, so delivery of pulses is specific to each segment of tissue. It is important to understand that the VetPulse 2000 is the only device able to use our patented and trademarked Intellipulse ™ system.
- Once the desired impedance drop is reached the device will beep three times indicating you may now move to the adjoining area of the mass. This also signifies to the clinician that they have achieved maximum delivery.
- Since you cannot damage healthy tissue, we recommend pulsing approximately a 1cm margin around the tumor. When you have pulsed the entire tumor, the treatment is complete, and you may press the blue button to cycle back for the next patient. No need to pulse the same tissue twice as with the old technology.
ECT can be used as adjuvant treatment to remove tumors, neoadjuvant treatment to facilitate surgery or clean margins, and as palliative treatment to improve quality of life.
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How it Works
What is Enhanced Molecular Delivery?
Veterinary and Owner Engagement With Petlynx
For the first time, owners and veterinarians will be able to track treatment, share pictures and store treatment information data in the cloud. Impedance removes the mystery of whether or not a therapeutic was delivered but now you will be able to see progress as owners load pictures to the ©Petlynx app. This scalable addition has application beyond the technology that is coming in the future. The deidentified data accumulated in our private cloud will eventually be used in A.I. to develop precision treatments for specific disease.