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Redo Weight Loss Surgery > NOTES Surgery Without Incisions > Fastening device > StomaphyX Transoral Gastric Pouch Reduction > Endosgastric Solutions > New Option For Patients Who Gain Weight After Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Is the incisionless weight loss surgery procedure called StomaphyX a new outpatient procedure for patients who have have previously undergone weight loss surgery and regained excess weight? Can patients go home the same day? Is the average procedure time short and safer than traditional redo surgery?

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GI Sleeve Implantable weight loss device > Randomized patient blinded prospective study > Patients will receive either a device or a sham procedure > Weight loss is primary outcome measure > Duodenal—Jejunal Bypass Sleeve > Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES Endobarrier Device for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity > Carolinas Medical Center > Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center > Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Does the food go on the inside of the endobarrier device with the digestive enzymes on the outside of the device? Does the endobarrier device modify metabolic pathways and prevent the mixing of food and digestive enzymes? Does the EndoBarrier stenting device migrate without safe and secure proximal fixation with T fasteners?

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Stented sleeve implant limits digestion > Device goes down the esophagus into the stomach > Experiment in treating morbid obesity especially in type 2 diabetics > Proximal fixation may prevent migration > Natural Orifices Endoscopic Transluminal Surgery NOTES device > Prior to gastric bypass surgery such as Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding > EndoBarrier device > GI Dynamics

Does the food go on the inside of the endobarrier device with the digestive enzymes on the outside of the device? Does the endobarrier device modify metabolic pathways and prevent the mixing of food and digestive enzymes? Does the EndoBarrier stenting device migrate without safe and secure proximal fixation with T fasteners?

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation VNS Therapy In Obese Patients For The Treatment Of Hypertension And Diabetes > Pulse Generator Implanted Into A Patient’s Chest > Cyberonics Sells Patent Rights For Pacemaker-like Device > $9.5 Million Deal > Grants Cincinnati-based Ethicon Endo-Surgery Exclusive Rights

Will the out-licensing of the obesity-related patents permit Cyberonics to focus on achieving positive cash flow and profitability, and growing their core epilepsy business? Is Cyberonics successful with the FDA-approved device for patients with epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression? Can Ethicon Endo-Surgery use the device only in clinical trials at this point?

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EnteroMedics Inc. Announces Initial Public Offering IPO > Development Stage Medical Device Company > Neuroblocking Technology > VBLOC™ Vagal Blocking Therapy With Maestro System For Treatment Of Obesity

Will neuroblocking technology and VBLOC™ vagal blocking therapy be successful in treating obesity? Why was the planned initial public offering at 5 million shares for an estimated price of $14 to $16 reduced to $8 per share? Do investors appreciate EnteroMedics Inc, a development stage medical device company as a viable option to treat obesity?

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Johnson & Johnson Announces Changes > New Office of Strategy and Growth > Ethicon > Ethicon Endo-Surgery > DePuy > Diabetes > Cordis > Johnson & Johnson Vision Care > Ortho- Clinical Diagnostics

Is bigger really better? Is decentralization the right medicine for encouraging genuine innovation? What are the lessons learned from recent developments such as the stent fiasco?

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Johnson & Johnson today announced a series of organizational changes, including the creation of a new strategy and growth organization to sharpen its focus on […]