Francis Medical

Francis Medical is a privately held medical device company based in Maple Grove, Minnesota, focused on developing innovative urological cancer treatments. The company's mission is to provide therapies that are 'tough on cancer yet gentle on patients,' utilizing a proprietary water vapor ablation technology platform. Their flagship product, the Vanquish Water Vapor Ablation System, uses the thermal energy stored in sterile water vapor to precisely ablate cancerous tissue in the prostate, kidney, and bladder. This minimally invasive approach is designed to effectively control cancer while preserving surrounding healthy tissue and critical structures, thereby reducing the risk of side effects such as urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction commonly associated with radical surgery and radiation.