Clinical Studies 

Comparative Effectiveness - Experienced surgeons tested CaverMap’s comparative effectiveness in a multi-center randomized Phase 3 clinical trial for radical prostatectomy erectile function recovery.  Surgeon’s who applied CaverMap demonstrated increased patient erectile function recoveries over those who did not.  The CaverMap patients resulted in higher erection frequencies and longer erection durations.

Surgical Quality - The CaverMap methods quantify and predict erectile function recovery after prostate cancer surgery.  Leading doctors suggest that CaverMap provides a better process for erectile function to survive radical prostatectomy hazards than for the operating risks attributed without the technology.

Treatment  Overview

Prostate cancer is most often contained locally within the prostate. The "Gold Standard" treatment for localized prostate cancer is radical prostatectomy.  Removing the entire prostate and any local surrounding cancer, is a surgeon's primary goal. The operation's most common complication risks are erectile dysfunction and incontinence, caused by operative injury to the cavernous nerve bundles around the prostate. These nerves help conduct erectile function. The percentage of patients experiencing erectile dysfunction complications are highly variable among practitioners.  Not every patient has the same nerve position layout or cancer location, which may create nerve-sparing surgical challenges.

Our CaverMap technology helps surgeons improve their diagnostic standards during nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy. It assists the surgeon in locating and mapping the prostate surrounding cavernous nerves, which are difficult to see and may vary in their course. CaverMap provides a precise nerve performance measured analysis. When CaverMap is effectively utilized to investigate, it supports accurate navigation around vital nerve bundles, allowing the surgeon to spare them operative damage.  When a surgeon truly diagnoses where the working nerves are, they are better able to decide how to cut and keep the nerves intact.

Urologists developed nerve-sparing surgical techniques to preserve a man's potency. While this technique increase chances for maintaining function, its effectiveness ranges from 11% to 86%, depending on the surgical skill and patient's age. A surgeon's standards and practice frequency are important to accepted complications rates and outcomes.

After the prostate is removed, the CaverMap Surgical Aid allows surgeons to measure and confirm nerve function for immediate feedback on likely recovery outcomes and additional available therapies.