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On 23-24th September, 2021, the annual European Bariatric Endoscopic Surgery Trends (BEST) was successfully held in Montpellier, France. The BEST congress adopted a unique mode of online and offline access, bringing global experts and scholars together to discuss the cutting-edge progress in the field of bariatric surgery. Ezisurg Medical was honored to become ...
Vivek Kumbhari, MD, Director of Endoscopy at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center & Director of Bariatric Endoscopy at Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center. The second and third place winners, a 39-year-old male and a 33-year-old female, had 6-month TWL of 25% and 21%, respectively. ...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the disposable, Gastro Intestinal Balloon Indicator (GIBI HD™) calibration tube for use in gastric and bariatric surgical procedures. The company expects U.S. commercial sales to begin in September 2022. The GIBI HD™ includes three new sizes – 32, 36, and 40 Fr – all designed to simplify ...
“Insulin therapy is associated with poor long-term outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity, and bariatric surgery is effective for glycemic control but is higher risk than medical therapy. ...
Christina Sanders, medical director of ECMC Synergy Bariatrics for UB, and demonstrated how the FDA-cleared ActivSight imaging module can provide real time, on-demand insights and intraoperative visual data and images not currently available to surgeons through existing technologies. ...
If these effects continue over the 48-week study as anticipated, weight loss approaching or equaling those of bariatric surgery may be achieved. Side effects were mild to moderate, with no serious or severe treatment-emergent adverse events, even without the dose-titration schedules commonly used by other therapeutics in this class. ...
Elemental also has exclusive UK distribution for a select group of specialist products employed in Laparoscopy, Bariatric and Metabolic, Hernia Repair and Breast Reconstruction surgery. ...
“We are thrilled to be participating as a leading center in the Revitalize T2D program,” said Carlos Galvani, M.D., Professor and Chief Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery at Tulane University. “We are encouraged by our initial clinical experience with Revita in our patients and look forward to longer-term outcomes as well as our efforts in the ...
These procedures included general surgery, gynecology, urology, colorectal, pediatric, and bariatric surgical cases. Clinical Validation During 2021, there were 21 peer-reviewed clinical papers published providing further support for the clinical utility of the Senhance System across a variety of surgical specialties. ...
Dr. Santiago Horgan, general and bariatric surgeon, and chief of minimally invasive surgery at the University of California San Diego, performed the surgery using the combined system. ...
Erik Wilson, professor in the Department of Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and a leading bariatric, endoluminal and robotic general surgeon; and Dr. Shinil Shah, associate professor at UTHealth Houston and a preeminent general surgeon with expertise in advanced gastrointestinal surgery. The safety and feasibility study was conducted across ...
The ReShape Vest, a new investigational medical device for weight loss in obese patients, wraps around the stomach and is designed to emulate conventional bariatric surgery without permanent anatomical changes. The ReShape Vest can be implanted in a minimally-invasive procedure with a goal to control weight gain and obesity. ...
(NASDAQ:RSLS), a developer of minimally invasive medical devices to treat obesity and metabolic diseases, announced today that the Company and its products will be discussed during the Metabolic and Bariatric Sessions of the Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) taking place in Las Vegas from March 6-9, 2018. Details of the presentations are as follows: Friday, March 9, ...
This order, the second since Al Zawhari’s initial stocking order in August 2017, is to support increased demand for the Reshape Integrated Dual Balloon System from a leading hospital customer’s growing bariatric program in Dubai. Obesity in the UAE has been estimated to be twice the worldwide rate. ...
Based out of its corporate headquarters and manufacturing plant in Suffern, NY, Blue Chip offers a solution for every type of patient: adult, pediatric, geriatric or bariatric. All products can be customized for a patient’s size and weight. ...
The ReShape Procedure provides a non-surgical option for adults with a BMI of 30-40 and a related health condition who haven’t succeeded at diet and exercise alone, and do not want or do not qualify for bariatric surgery. The new capital will be used to support U.S. commercialization of the ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System. ...