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As of January 29, 2007, RITA Medical Systems was acquired by AngioDynamics, Inc. RITA Medical Systems, Inc., a diversified medical device oncology company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of products that use radiofrequency energy to treat patients with cancerous or benign tumors. It offers radiofrequency ablation systems (RFA) for treating cancerous tumors, as well as percutaneous vascular ports and specialty access catheters (SAC). Its SAC products include implantable infusion ports for the delivery of systemic chemotherapy, implantable ports, hemodialysis catheters, needle infusion sets, peripherally inserted central venous catheters, other accessories used in vascu...

As of January 29, 2007, RITA Medical Systems was acquired by AngioDynamics, Inc. RITA Medical Systems, Inc., a diversified medical device oncology company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of products that use radiofrequency energy to treat patients with cancerous or benign tumors. It offers radiofrequency ablation systems (RFA) for treating cancerous tumors, as well as percutaneous vascular ports and specialty access catheters (SAC). Its SAC products include implantable infusion ports for the delivery of systemic chemotherapy, implantable ports, hemodialysis catheters, needle infusion sets, peripherally inserted central venous catheters, other accessories used in vascular procedures, tunneled central venous catheters, safety needles, PICC lines, dialysis catheters, and specialty catheters for the stem cell transplant procedure. It also distributes a radiofrequency product, the HABIB 4X resection device, which is designed to limit blood loss in surgical resection procedures. The RFA products include disposable devices and generators that are used for the liver cancer and the bone cancer market. Its customers include surgical oncologists, hepatobiliary surgeons, liver transplant surgeons, laparoscopists, and interventional radiologists, as well as patient referral sources, including colorectal surgeons, radiation oncologists, and medical oncologists. It markets its products through a direct sales force and distributors in the United States, and through distribution partners in Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.

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