Francis Medical

Francis Medical is developing minimally invasive treatment solutions for prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer through the use of convective thermal water vapor. Currently, the company is in clinical trials for ablating cancerous prostate tissue. Founded in 2018, Francis Medical is located in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Francis Medical, Inc., formerly named NxPhase Medical, Inc., is a company that was created after Boston Scientific (BSC) acquired NxThera, Inc. in April of 2018. As a part of the BSC/NxThera transaction, a separate and independent entity, NxPHASE Medical, Inc. (NxPHASE), was established, and shares of NxPHASE were distributed to the shareholders of BSC/NxThera. In addition, BSC/NxThera granted NxPHASE a license to utilize BSC/NxTheras convective vapor ablation technology to develop, evaluate, and commercialize certain devices to treat prostate, kidney and bladder cancer (NxPHASE Field of Use), while BSC/NxThera remains focused on the treatment of benign prostatic hype...