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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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Endogun obtains FDA approval for soft tissue fastener > Licensed EndoFast Reliant Bladder Fixator to Cook Medical > Minimally invasive surgical procedures > Pelvic floor procedures in women > Biomedix Incubator Ltd BMDX > Portfolio company > Endogun Medical Systems Ltd > US Food and Drug Administration FDA approval > Internal soft-tissue fastener > Replaces current invasive procedures

Monday, April 28, 2008

Is the EndoFast device unique in the strength of attachment obtained? Are small, custom designed darts that are pushed into the tissue replacing time consuming suturing? Will a flexible version for endolumnal applications be feasible?

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Endogun has already obtained both FDA and EU CE Mark approval for its Endofast Reliant, […]

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Hybrid procedures > Bridge between laparoscopic and transluminal surgery > Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS > Trans Umbilical Endoscopic Surgery TUES > Trans Umbilical Laparoscopic Assisted TULA > New ways how to minimize bodily trauma > Improved cosmesis > Psychological advantage for patients

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

What are the benefits of performing a cholecystectomy through a 20mm umbilical port that might increase the risk of abdominal wall complications? Will it be possible to reduce the size of the instruments and scopes to make them suitable for a smaller umbilical port? What role have flexible scopes with operative channels and endoscopic instruments?

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Cook Medical > First U.S. Patient > STABLE Aortic Dissection Trial > Zenith Dissection Endovascular System > Type B thoracic aortic dissections > Zenith TX2 Endovascular Graft > Endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic dissection > Endovascular aortic repair EVAR

Monday, February 25, 2008

Can the dissection system withstand a thorough clinically evaluation in a quest to find the safest and most effective treatment options? Can it be anticipated that the STABLE trial result in a confirmation of the company’s success of introducing the Cook Zenith Dissection Endovascular System? What are the options and the respective outcomes for […]

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Endovascular vs Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the Medicare Population > The largest study to date with 45,000 Medicare recipients > Search is on for new treatment options > Endovascular endoluminal repair limited and complex > Less invasive and permanent way to repair AAA might be hybrid > Endo Vascular Laparoscopic Surgery EVLS

Thursday, January 31, 2008

How does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore PC evaluate the continued failure rates of stent-graft repair? Why do most practitioners feel that choosing between endovascular repair with endoleaks or EVAR graft migration and open surgical repair is a toss up considering the complexity of EVAR? Is it time for a combination […]

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Men in England are to be offered screening for a silent killer > NHS Screening for Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA > Can be repaired if detected early > Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR is growing at double digit rate > Global health care cost for EVAR Expected To Reach US$1.3 Billion by 2012

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Why do the current guidelines recommend that screening be only performed for men? Will the estimated number of approximately 4.5 million people in the developed world who are living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm benefit from screening efforts? How many AAA patients will be added each year to the 600,000 new cases that are diagnosed […]

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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

Saturday, January 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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