{"id":39959,"date":"2026-03-18T18:48:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/?p=39959"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:12:53","slug":"focused-ultrasound-for-low-back-pain-first-us-commercial-treatment-performed-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/posts\/focused-ultrasound-for-low-back-pain-first-us-commercial-treatment-performed-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Focused Ultrasound for Low Back Pain: First US Commercial Treatment Performed in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0Carolinas Pain Institute was the site of the\u00a0first\u00a0commercial\u00a0treatment using\u00a0FUSMobile\u2019s\u00a0Neurolyser\u00a0device.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The device earned US FDA clearance in November 2025, and the company is&nbsp;now&nbsp;working to expand access to patients.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39961\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-188x125.jpg 188w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2026\/03\/17135030\/shutterstock_2546395671-1-1-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>FUSMobile\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusmobile.com\/post\/first-ever-low-back-pain-patient-in-usa-to-be-treated-with-non-invasive-neurolyser-xr-at-carolina-pa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recently announced<\/a>\u00a0its\u00a0first commercial patient\u00a0treatment in the US. Using\u00a0the\u00a0Neurolyser\u00a0XR system, the\u00a0low back pain\u00a0treatment was\u00a0performed\u00a0by\u00a0Leonardo\u00a0Kapural,\u00a0MD, PhD,\u00a0at the Carolinas Pain Institute\u00a0(CPI)\u00a0in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.\u00a0While the CPI\u00a0is the first site in the US offering\u00a0the treatment\u00a0outside of a clinical trial, others are in the process of being added. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Neurolyser&nbsp;XR is a first-of-its-kind device.&nbsp;Guided by x-ray fluoroscopy imaging,&nbsp;it applies&nbsp;high-intensity focused ultrasound to heat and destroy sensory nerves in the spinal&nbsp;facet&nbsp;joints. These nerves are a leading source of chronic low back pain, which&nbsp;affects&nbsp;millions of adults. Clinical data suggested that&nbsp;this noninvasive approach reduced&nbsp;patient discomfort and post-procedure pain compared with traditional interventional methods, such as steroid injections and radiofrequency denervation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-1024x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30169\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-200x92.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-500x229.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-800x366.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup-1280x586.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.fusfoundation.org\/2024\/11\/12200326\/FUSmobile-device-setup.jpg 1435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Neurolyser XR device set-up<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The device was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/posts\/focused-ultrasound-for-low-back-pain-first-of-its-kind-device-receives-fda-clearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granted De Novo clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)&nbsp;<\/a>for the treatment of chronic low back pain&nbsp;in November 2025. This means the FDA has authorized the device as safe and effective,&nbsp;established&nbsp;it as a new category of treatment, and cleared it for marketing in the US.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Neurolyser&nbsp;XR also has&nbsp;also been granted&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/posts\/focused-ultrasound-device-for-low-back-pain-granted-ce-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CE Mark<\/a>&nbsp;in the European Union,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/posts\/focused-ultrasound-for-low-back-pain-approved-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Health Canada<\/a>&nbsp;approval, and is registered in the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the company\u2019s press release,&nbsp;Arik Hananel,&nbsp;MD, MBA,&nbsp;co-founder of&nbsp;FUSMobile, added, \u201cThe adoption of focused ultrasound is accelerating globally, and we believe it is poised to become the new standard of care across multiple clinical areas.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusmobile.com\/post\/first-ever-low-back-pain-patient-in-usa-to-be-treated-with-non-invasive-neurolyser-xr-at-carolina-pa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read the Press Release<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusmobile.com\/active-treatment-centers\">Find a Treatment Center<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points FUSMobile\u00a0recently announced\u00a0its\u00a0first commercial patient\u00a0treatment in the US. 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