Chinese Health Authority Renews License for Sensus Healthcare’s SRT-100™ for Five More Years
Sensus Healthcare (Nasdaq: SRTS) has received a five-year license renewal from the Chinese Health Authority to market its SRT-100™ system for treating non-melanoma skin cancer and keloids in Greater China. The new license, effective until December 2026, reflects the company's successful presence with 46 units installed in various medical facilities across China. The CEO expressed optimism about post-pandemic sales recovery and remarked on a new distribution agreement with Ekpac Healthcare. Sensus also anticipates marketing authorization for its Sculptura™ system by late 2022.
- Five-year license renewal for SRT-100 system effective until December 2026.
- 46 SRT-100 units installed in China, indicating a solid market presence.
- Post-pandemic sales recovery and positive reception of SRT-100 in China.
- New distribution agreement with Ekpac Healthcare bolsters sales prospects.
- Expected marketing authorization for Sculptura system later in 2022.
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Third Renewal for System to Treat Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Keloids Across Greater China
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRTS), a medical device company specializing in highly effective, non-invasive, minimally-invasive and cost-effective treatments for oncological and non-oncological conditions, announces that the Chinese Health Authority has renewed Sensus’ license to market the SRT-100™ system in Greater China for an additional five years. This new license expires in December 2026 and covers the sale of the Company’s superficial radiation therapy to treat non-melanoma skin cancer and keloids in Mainland China.
The Chinese Health Authority approved the SRT-100 for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer and the prevention of scars following keloidectomy in 2014 and 2017, respectively. Currently there are 46 SRT-100 units installed throughout China in public and private hospitals, as well as in private medical clinics.
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Separately, the Company expects to receive Chinese marketing authorization for its Sculptura™ radiation oncology system in the later part of 2022. This modulated robotic system provides targeted directional anisotropic radiation therapy (ART) and brachytherapy utilizing proprietary, state-of-the-art 3D Beam Sculpting™ to treat patients undergoing cancer treatment during surgery, or at the tumor site, quickly and efficiently.
About Sensus Healthcare
Sensus Healthcare, Inc. is a medical device company specializing in highly effective, non-invasive, minimally-invasive and cost-effective treatments for both oncological and non-oncological conditions. The Sculptura™ modulated robotic brachytherapy radiation oncology system provides targeted directional anisotropic radiation therapy (ART) and brachytherapy utilizing our proprietary, state-of-the-art 3D Beam Sculpting™ to treat patients undergoing cancer treatment during surgery, or at the tumor site, fast and efficiently. Sensus also offers its proprietary low-energy X-ray technology known as superficial radiation therapy (SRT), which is the culmination of more than a decade of research and development, to treat non-melanoma skin cancers and keloids with its SRT-100™, SRT-100+™ and SRT-100 Vision™ systems. With its portfolio of innovative medical device products, Sensus provides revolutionary treatment options to enhance the quality of life of patients around the world.
For more information, visit www.sensushealthcare.com.
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