ANN ARBOR, MI / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2020 / ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. ("ENDRA") (NASDAQ:NDRA), a developer of enhanced ultrasound technologies, today announced that Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine ("RVUCOM") has begun scanning patients in its clinical study of ENDRA's Thermo-Acoustic Enhanced Ultrasound (TAEUSⓇ) clinical system to assess Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ("NAFLD"). The studies are being conducted at RVUCOM's Ivins, Utah location will be the first real-world cases to be performed with TAEUS in the U.S.
ENDRA has received the CE mark to sell the TAEUS system in Europe, and is awaiting clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its 510(k) application to begin sales in the U.S. The data from the RVUCOM study, along with other announced and future studies, will be used to further build the clinical evidence base and establish the clinical utility of the TAEUS system in patients with NAFLD to support current and future commercialization efforts.
The goals of the RVUCOM study, include:
- Comparing results obtained with ENDRA's commercial design TAEUS liver device against a baseline measure of liver fat as determined by MRI-PDFF (magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction);
- Scanning a target of 200 volunteers including fatty liver patients and healthy controls to contribute additional diversity and volume of patient data; and,
- Providing ENDRA with ongoing clinical feedback regarding TAEUS product design, clinical workflow and clinical performance.
The principal investigator in the RVUCOM study, Jing Gao, M.D., who is a member of ENDRA's scientific advisory board ("SAB"), commented, "This is an exciting step for ENDRA and for Rocky Vista University as we advance use of the TAEUS platform in a real-world clinical setting. We believe TAEUS has the potential to address a significant unmet clinical need for the robust, practical, non-invasive assessment of liver fat."
"Working with RVUCOM and other leading clinical reference sites is an essential part of building our base of clinical evidence to support commercialization efforts for TAEUS," said ENDRA Chief Commercial Officer Renaud Maloberti. "We look forward to supporting and learning from RVUCOM, as well as other medical facilities that will be evaluating TAEUS."
About ENDRA Life Sciences Inc.
ENDRA Life Sciences is the pioneer of Thermo Acoustic Enhanced UltraSound (TAEUSⓇ), a ground-breaking technology being developed to visualize tissue like MRI, but at 1/50th the cost and at the point of patient care. TAEUS is designed to work in concert with the over one million ultrasound systems in use globally today. TAEUS is initially focused on the measurement of fat in the liver as a means to assess and monitor Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and inflammation (NASH), chronic liver conditions that affect over one billion people globally, and for which there are no practical diagnostic tools. Beyond the liver, ENDRA is exploring several other clinical applications of TAEUS, including visualization of tissue temperature during energy-based surgical procedures. For more information, please visit www.endrainc.com. See more. Do more. Live better.Ⓡ
About Rocky Vista University
Rocky Vista University is an independent, privately-funded health sciences university. The University has campus locations in Parker, CO and Ivins, UT and is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is fully accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation Additionally, Rocky Vista University owns and operates the Rocky Vista Health Center in Parker, Colorado, a primary care medical facility which provides continued health care and health maintenance for its patients. For more information, please visit www.RVUCOM.edu/.
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