Endosphere Gets U.S. Patent on Implantable Devices to Treat Obesity, Diabetes

EndoSphere has announced it has received a U.S. patent for endoscopically implantable devices for the treatment of metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Advertisement

 

EndoSphere’s inventions provide less invasive, safer and more physiologic treatment for obesity, according to a release from EndoSphere.

 

The company said obesity is its primary target. EndoSphere develops and commercializes devices such as the SatiSphere duodenal insert.

 

Read the release on the patient for EndoSphere

 

Related Articles on Procedures for Obesity:

Top 6 Risk Factors for Weight-Loss Surgery

Allergan Asks FDA to Approve Lap-Band Surgery for Teenagers

Obese Patients at Increased Risk of Surgical Infection After Colectomy

 

 

Advertisement

Next Up in GI & Endoscopy

  • Renton, Wash.-based Providence has re-opened its North Coast Surgery Center in Oceanside, Calif., the Times Standard reported Feb. 5.  The…

  • Gastroenterology is rapidly transforming as health systems invest in outpatient digestive care, private equity-backed platforms expand and new technology reshapes…

  • AI’s early gains in gastroenterology are showing up in some of the most workflow-heavy parts of endoscopy — polyp detection,…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.