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5 Obesity Startups You Should Know (USGI Medical)

USGI Medical Name: USGI Medical Location: San Clemente, CA Procedure: USGI Medical bills itself as the incisionless surgical company. 

USGI Medical

Name: USGI Medical

Location: San Clemente, CA

Procedure: USGI Medical bills itself as the incisionless surgical company. 

It has developed the POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal) device, which incorporates the g-Cath EZ delivery catheter with Snowshoe suture anchors. 

The goal is to reduce the size of the stomach using proprietary tissue anchors using  a noninvasive, endoscopic procedure requiring no incisions. 

FDA Status: Device components are cleared but will require new weight loss indication before commercialization. 

 Source: USGI Medical and Weight Loss Surgery News

             

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