The SuMO system, which stands for Sub-Mucosal Operation, was developed through a partnership between Apollo Endosurgery and the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, the Medical University of South Carolina and the University of Texas Medical Branch. The system includes flexible injection needles, balloons and cutting tools to help the surgeon tunnel underneath the lesion and resect, seal off and remove the unwanted tissue through a traditional endoscope. Preclinical proof-of-concept studies showed the device to be effective in the removal of gastrointestinal tissue up to 7 cm in diameter.
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