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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

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

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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ENTrigue Surgical > Secures $6.4 million > Releases new product > Announces Product Commercialization > SerpENT Articulating Instruments > Otolaryngology > AAO-HNS/F Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO > Chicago > Intellectual property portfolio > Medical device company > Next generation devices and therapies > ENT > Surgical access > Functionality and precision > Developing a new class > Clinically proven bioabsorbable and biologic implants > Simplify surgical procedures > Allows instruments to bend around corners > Absorbable polymer technologies > Improve healing

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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…ENTrigue Surgical, Inc. announces the commercial release of its initial SerpENT™ Articulating Instruments, the first of several innovative solutions for ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) surgery. The SerpENT™ instruments utilize a patented technology that enables instruments to bend around corners, resulting in less invasive and more efficient surgical procedures. […]

Filed in Surgical access, ENT, Next generation devices and therapies, Functionality and precision, Developing a new class, Improve healing, Simplify surgical procedures, Clinically proven bioabsorbable and biologic implants, Intellectual property portfolio, Chicago, Releases new product, Secures $6.4 million, ENTrigue Surgical, Announces Product Commercialization, SerpENT Articulating Instruments, AAO-HNS/F Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, Otolaryngology, Medical Device Company | Comments Off

Bard EndoCinch endosuturing system > Long-term outcome > Endoluminal gastroplication > Treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease > Effect of a second procedure > Gastroenterology > University Hospital of North Norway

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Does the development of innovative NOTES devices for improving the function of the lower esophageal sphincter LES continue? What role will Polymethylmethacrylate PMMA beads play in the thicken of the tissue and the strengthen of the LES when the microbeads are implanted in local tissue adjacent to the LES? Will the promising work in Endoscopic […]

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Novel Gastrointestinal Interventional Therapies > Endolumenal application > GI Dynamics > Gut-Lining Device > Combats Diabetes > Obesity Clinical Trial > Reduced blood sugar > More invasive procedures might carry more risk > Harvard Medical School > Reversible > Device can be retrieved via the mouth > First World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes > EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner Data > Patients with Type 2 Diabetes > Presented at the First World Congress > Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Has the EndoBarrier potential to provide immediate metabolic control with less risk? Are these the most exciting and promising device data from endoscopic devices? Has this disease has reached epidemic proportions around the globe? Is there a substantial unmet need for a simple and safe approach for patients to achieve metabolic control?

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Transoral endoscopic anchor placement system > Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction > Successful feasibility study > Technology assessment > Daniel Herron > Desmond Birkett > Chris Thompson > Marc Bessler > Lee Swanström

Thursday, August 14, 2008

How successful is the technology for the clinical circumstances for which it is being evaluated? Will there be a technology assessment by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ASGE following the feasibility of reducing the stoma diameter using transoral endoscopic suturing techniques? Will there be an adequate randomized clinical trial in the near future to […]

Filed in Desmond Birkett, Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction, Transoral endoscopic anchor placement system, Endoscopically placed tissue anchors, Daniel Herron, Experiment in treating morbid obesity, Incisionless Surgical Technique, G-Cath Tissue Anchors, NoScarSurgeons.com, Anchor plications, Lee Swanstrom, Medical Device Company, Pouch enlargement or dilatation of the gastrojejunostom, Medical Device Development, Endoluminal Endolumenal Hollow Vessel, Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, No Scar Group SAGES, No visible skin scar, scar-free surgery, Leader in natural orifice surgery NOS, Less-invasive, Incision-less solutions, Disclosing new technology and innovations, Flexible endoscope, Marc Bessler, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, Bodies' natural orifices, Minimally invasive surgery techniques, Natural orifices such as the mouth rectum or vagina, endoscopically restrictive pouch similiar to surgery, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Clinical and physiologic patterns, endoscopic gastric pouch, endoscopic gastric reduction, Flexible endoscopes that have working channels, Minimally invasive approach, Christopher C Thompson, No Scar Surgery | Comments Off

As America Gets Bigger > Serious social and psychological dimensions > National Eating Disorder > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC > Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity > National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES > Diabetes mellitus > Cardiovascular disease > Hypertension and stroke > Certain forms of cancer > Increased risk of premature death > Serious chronic conditions > Reduced overall quality of life

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Is surgical treatment for obesity a good and effective treatment for preventing the life-threatening complications and serious degenerative problems associated with pathological obesity? Do drug and medical device companies cash in to unprecedented degrees? Will overweight- and obesity-attributable spending continue to increase and government will continue to finance a sizable portion?

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Filed in General and bariatric surgery, Gastrointestinal health, Improved quality of care, Gastric banding, Obesity Surgery, Gastrotomy closure, Industry Giants Push, Improved patient care, NOSCAR research for safe adoption, Laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer resection, Colon cancer, Licenses Incisionless Surgery Technology, Low risk profile, Innovative products focused on cardiac surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic, GI conditions, For the treatment of upper gastrointestinal conditions, natural orifice, less or no post-operative pain, no scars to remind of the operation, colon, Natural orifices tranlumenal endosurgery NOTES, Incisionless operation, Introduction of a flexible endoscope, Hybrid Intervention, Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures, Lower costs, Natural Orifice training course, GI video endoscopes, Lower mortality, Non-surgical option, Intestinal bypass operation, General and gastrointestinal surgery, Innovative medical solutions, Industry-leading product lines, Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Lowering complications after a shorter surgical procedu, Device’s design has been ruled safe and effective by, No Scar Group SAGES, NOSCAR Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessmen, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, US Healthcare is the largest industry in the United Sta, Medical Device Company, Other bariatric weight loss operations cost $25, Diabetes is killing about 73, Hybrid Endoluminal Endolumenal Laparoscopic MIS, LAGB banding costs $17, Pouch enlargement or dilatation of the gastrojejunostom, Patients Who Gain Weight After Bariatric Surgery, Safe effective patient-centered timely efficient equita, Reduced overall quality of life, Serious chronic conditions, Excess of energy intake over energy expenditure, Obesity is a complex condition, Serious social and psychological dimensions, Improving patient care, Informed balanced conversation, Long-term Results, Industry marketing campaign, National Eating Disorder, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Cardiovascular disease, Hypertension and stroke, Increased risk of premature death, Diabetes mellitus, Diet-related noncommunicable diseases, Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES, Gastroenterology, Liability suits, No visible skin scar, Reduced post-operative pain, One Port Umbilicus Surgeries OPUS, scar-free surgery, home by the day after surgery, Treatment Of Obesity, Obesity, Weight Re-gain After Gastric Bypass, Incisionless Surgical Technique, Surgical obesity intervention, Investigational device, Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction, Body mass index of greater than 50, Morbid obesity, Reduces Size of Stomach Pouch, NoScarSurgeons.com, Body mass index, Hybrid and endoluminal treatment options, Incision-less solutions, Natural orifices such as the mouth rectum or vagina, Food and Drug Administration FDA, Bodies' natural orifices, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, No Scar Surgery, Hybrid, Significantly reduced level of pain and discomfort, No scar anti reflux procedure, Laparoscopy, Potential to replace or augment current techniques, Orientation for the gastric access puncture, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Risk factor obesity, FDA regulators, Hybrid procedures combining endoscopy and laparoscopy, Metabolic Diseases, Nutrition Disorders, Re-engineering healthcare, Medical device business incubators, AcroMIS LLC, Improvements in services, Complexity and cost of healthcare system, Severe shortages in skilled healthcare workers, Aging population, Bridge between laparoscopic and transluminal surgery, Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS, Single-port laparoscopic appendectomies, Landmark ruling by U.S. Supreme Court, Concerns about litigation, Secure closure of gastric or colonic incisions, Leak-proof closure, Improved cosmesis, Psychological advantage for patients, Rapid changes in medical technology and practice, Institute of Medicine IOM Washington DC, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding LAGB, Healthcare USA, Partnership of engineering and healthcare, Randomized patient blinded prospective study, Interventional, Overweight, Overnutrition, New treatment methods and devices, Increased patient populations, Need for partnership of engineering and healthcare, Six goals of the 21st-century healthcare system, National Academy of Engineering, Cost efficient reform programs, Aging western societies, Increased incidence of disease and disability, Ideas For Surgery News | Comments Off