Health Care

By Mary Ruff-King

Barrx Medical, a company with a laser-targeted mission of developing effective treatment for those who have Barrett's esophagus, may have just hit the proverbial medical jackpot. The company has developed an effective, safe, and minimally invasive treatment option for those suffering from this potentially pre-cancerous condition.


The beauty of the Barrx treatment is its simplicity in thought, design, and implementation. A minimally invasive procedure, an expanding balloon-catheter device called the Barrx Halo 360 System is inserted into a sedated patient's esophagus. Once the balloon is inflated, radio frequency is administered over sixty (60) individual bands tightly spaced over the balloon. Suspect tissue is burned away in a precise and uniform manner and depth. This is all done under direct visualization, so there is pinpoint accuracy. This medical procedure can be done in under 30 minutes, and resultant healthy tissue can reappear in as little as 3-4 weeks after the procedure. Better yet, in those patients followed for 6-7 months, 75% had elimination of their condition.

Since other treatment options for Barrett's esophagus have significant downsides as well as adverse side effects, this new treatment option is being met with great enthusiasm in the medical field. Early trials have shown that Barrx has either eliminated or reduced the disease by 85 percent, very significant since Barrett's esophagus is a condition that afflicts approximately three million people in the United States alone.

Those diagnosed with Barrett esophagus are 125 times more likely to develop esophageal adenocarcinoma, nearly fatal in all cases. It makes perfect sense to take a proactive approach and intervene before a pre-cancerous condition mutates to cancer, especially esophageal cancer, which now has the fastest growth rate in the United States. Barrx appears to be just what the doctor ordered and may become the gold standard for treatment of Barrett's esophagus in the future.

Find out more about Barrx by visiting Acid Reflux Info Center the website with the latest innovative information about acid reflux and Barrett's esophagus.

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