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Tissue Volume and

SUREcore Plus Single Use Biopsy Instrument
SUREcore Prime Reusable Hand Piece
coreCARE Biopsy Specimen Retrieval Cartridge

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SUREcore Needle

URO-1 SUREcore Biopsy Needle

Single use, disposable 18ga needle (20, 22, 25cm ) for existing reusable biopsy handpieces

SUREcore Prime

SUREcore Prime Reusable Hand Piece

Reusable biopsy handpiece OPTIMIZED FOR TARGETED BIOPSY 

SUREcore Plus

SUREcore Plus Single Use Biopsy Instrument

Single use 18ga (20, 22, 25cm) biopsy instrument

coreCARE

coreCARE Biopsy Specimen Retrieval Cartridge

“Touch and Go” tissue transfer, preserving tissue integrity and minimizing artifact

Results from over 2500 biopsy samples to date

SOC low volume tissue slide

SoC

SUREcore high volume tissue slide

SUREcore & coreCARE

More tissue volume by weight

12-21% more volume in Transrectal (TRUS) and Transperineal (TPBP) diagnostic biopsies, respectively

SOC fragmented tissue slide

SoC

SUREcore less fragmented tissue slide

SUREcore & coreCARE

Less Tissue Fragmentation

74% of SUREcore/coreCARE samples are intact vs 40% of Standard of Care

SOC tortuous tissue slide

SoC

SUREcore less tortuous tissue slide

SUREcore & coreCARE

Less Tortuosity

64% of SUREcore/coreCARE samples straight vs 41% of Standard of Care

Bibliography

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2.Ahdoot, M et al., MRI-Targeted, Systematic, and Combined Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. N Engl J Med. 2020 Mar 5; 382(10): 917–928.

3.Brown, LC et al., Multiparametric MRI to improve detection of prostate cancer compared with transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy alone: the PROMIS study. Health Technol Assess. 2018 Jul;22(39):1-176.

4.Ceylan, C et al., Comparison of 8, 10, 12, 16, 20 cores prostate biopsies in the determination of prostate cancer and the importance of prostate volume. Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Jan-Feb; 8(1-2): E81–E85.

5.Ergun, M. et al., Does length of prostate biopsy cores have an impact on diagnosis of prostate cancer? Turk J Urol. 2016 Sep; 42(3): 130–133.

6.Obek, Can et al., Core Length in Prostate Biopsy: Size Matters. J. Urol 2012 Jun:187(6);2051-5

7.Satasivam, P et al., Fragmentation of TRUS Biopsy Cores Is Influenced by Method of Specimen Retrieval. Urol. 2014; 83 (3): 622-625.

8.Reis, LO et al., The impact of core biopsy fragmentation in prostate cancer. Int Urol Nephrol. 2010 Dec;42(4): 965-969

9.Proctor, J et al., A Novel Full Core 18 Gauge Prostate Biopsy Needle Collects More Tissue Volume by Weight: Results from Initial Comparative Study. Presented at the Engineering and Urology Society, 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Urology Association.

10.Proctor, J et al., A novel prostate biopsy system provides high quality samples for computational pathology. Presented at the Engineering and Urology Society, 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Urology Association.

11.Wiener, D et al., A Novel “Touch & Go” Method for Retrieving Tissue Specimens from Prostate Biopsy Needles that Prevents Core Fragmentation and Preserves Core Integrity. Presented at the Engineering and Urology Society, 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Urology Association.

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