Bariatrics

Crospon Reports - First Gastric Imbrication Procedures Conducted With EndoFLIP

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 24th, 2010

Crospon, an Irish medical device developer has announced that its EndoFLIP® http://www.endoflip.com/ system has been used for the first time to assist in the sizing of a gastric sleeve in the newly emerging weight loss surgery technique known as gastric imbrication.

Unique as a weight loss procedure, gastric imbrication is a reversible procedure with no device required to be implanted and no stomach tissue removed. With over 200,000 people engaging in surgical weight loss procedures annually in the United States the appeal and potential for such a procedure is significant.

Crospon participated as part of a randomized control trial currently...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-05-24)

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