B.R.A.V.E. System and Breast MRI

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Each year, in the United States alone, nearly 300,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed in women. It’s estimated that 43,000 women will die this year, again, just in the U.S. These numbers are unacceptable, to say the least. Given our progression in technology, there is no reason these numbers should be commonplace.

Enduring a mammogram is intimidating, uncomfortable, exposing, painful, includes a number of steps, includes radiation, and has a rate of inaccuracy that is unacceptable for this day and age. 

The concept called the B.R.A.V.E. system, which stands for “breast retention assisted by vacuum expansion,” is a new device currently in development.

 The B.R.A.V.E. has been developed to be worn and to allow for breast tissue to be expanded (via vacuum) and kept stable in one position in a clear, cone-like device which includes 360-degree markers. These can easily be seen on the MRI system with numbers, and can be identified on the MRI image. This would allow the radiologist to identify and precisely locate the lesion itself (if present). The radiologist, in the same setting, could subsequently insert a needle in that particular position to take a biopsy, and even ablate it on the spot. This makes the entire process more efficient, cost-effective, and convenient.

We are currently delving into the finer details of crafting both the smaller, localized MRI technology, as well as the B.R.A.V.E. system.

B.R.A.V.E. System and Breast MRI