Galil Medical’s advanced cryoablation technology allows for treatment of many types of malignant and benign tumors using a minimally invasive procedure that drastically improves recovery time without sacrificing success rates. When Galil’s powerful freezing platform for cryosurgery and innovative 17-gauge cryoablation needles are combined with imaging tools such as CT, ultrasound, and MRI, doctors can focus on the tumor without damaging surrounding tissue. Galil also offers The Presice™ Cryoablation System and new 17-gauge i-Thaw™ needles, which use only argon gas for freezing and thawing.

Cryosurgery is just as effective for kidney cancer treatment. Minimally invasive and highly successful, kidney cancer ablation allows doctors to target cortical or peripheral lesions of the kidney, solid lesions less than 4 cm, and offers hope to patients with poor kidney function or a single kidney.By placing ultra thin cryoablation needles directly into the tumor, an exceptionally cold iceball is created, which surrounds and kills cancerous cells while sparing healthy kidney structures. The freezing and thawing process is often repeated for improved effectiveness. With kidney cancer cryoablation, patients experience much faster recovery times with similar success rates as traditional open surgery and other treatment options.

Cryosurgery for prostate cancer treatment boasts success rates similar to radiation and invasive surgery with faster recovery times. It consists of multiple, ultra thin cryoablation needles being inserted through the perineum (the area between the scrotum and anus) and into the prostate. An ultrasound probe placed in the rectum allows doctors to pinpoint the location of these needles and monitor the entire cryoablation process, while a warming catheter is inserted to prevent freezing of the urethra.With MTS™ (Multi-Point Thermal Sensors) and thermal sensor needles in place to monitor temperature and prevent damage to neighboring areas, a freezing agent is circulated through the cryoablation needles to create temperatures of negative 40 degrees Celsius or below. This freezes the prostate and cancer cells in an extremely cold iceball, while the subsequent thawing process ruptures and kills the cancer cells. The ablation treatment is then repeated to ensure all cancerous cells have been destroyed.