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MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 2, 2025) – Francis Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company developing the breakthrough Vanquish® Water Vapor Ablation System for the management of prostate cancer, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for use of the Vanquish System for prostate tissue ablation. FDA clearance was supported by positive 12-month follow-up data on the first 110 patients enrolled in the company’s ongoing VAPOR 2 clinical study. The clearance marks a critical milestone for the company and enables a commercial launch of the Vanquish System.

WASHINGTON — AdvaMed, the medtech association, the world’s largest trade association representing medtech innovators, today released the following statement on the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of its 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule:

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WASHINGTON—AdvaMed, the world’s largest trade association representing medtech innovators, today welcomed a letter from U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-Colo.-01) and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.-12), co-chairs of the U.S. House Diabetes Caucus, to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz urging the agency not to finalize a proposal the lawmakers warned could reduce and complicate patient access to continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and durable insulin pumps.