Furthering its commitment to fight obesity with
innovative bariatric surgical solutions, Medtronic MDT now offers
the GastriSail(TM) gastric positioning
system to help promote more consistent sleeve creation(1) and greater
procedural efficiency(1) within the sleeve gastrectomy procedure, the
most commonly performed weight loss procedure in the U.S.(2)
Developed by Medtronic's Minimally Invasive Therapies Group, the
GastriSail system combines the benefits of three devices into one,
allowing surgeons to consistently size and decompress the stomach pouch
and test for leaks without removing and reinserting another device. With
fewer device insertions, there is potentially less risk of irritating or
injuring the esophagus during the procedure(1) . The GastriSail system
received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance in February
2015.
"The GastriSail system provides enhanced visualization and improved
consistency allowing for streamlined, auto-placement in the stomach,"
said Amit Trivedi, MD, bariatric surgeon at Hackensack University
Medical Center in Hackensack, NJ, and co-developer of the GastriSail
system. "Using the GastriSail system enables a more consistent procedure
and greater efficiency, which can potentially change the patient
experience."
During a sleeve gastrectomy procedure, surgeons use minimally invasive
approaches to remove approximately two-thirds of the stomach to create a
small sleeve-shaped pouch. With the new smaller stomach, the patient
will feel full faster after eating a small amount of food in a single
sitting.
The GastriSail system can be used to help guide the surgeon's staple
lines to ensure consistent shape of the stomach pouch from procedure to
procedure. Once the surgeon positions the GastriSail system in the
stomach, the system's unique LED lights illuminate through the stomach
tissue allowing the surgeon to see a clear line delineating where the
stomach should be dissected, stapled and divided.
"The GastriSail system is a first-of-its-kind in the bariatric industry,
and demonstrates our continued commitment to fight obesity with
specialized solutions that provide better patient outcomes and have the
potential to increase adoption of this well-established procedure," said
Chris Barry, senior vice president and president of the Surgical
Innovations business, Minimally Invasive Therapies Group at Medtronic.
"Working very closely with Dr. Trivedi, we were able to develop the
GastriSail system as a unique solution that promotes consistency of the
sleeve, but also procedural efficiency."
The company is currently launching the GastriSail system in the United
States, Europe and the Middle East. The system will be available
globally by the end of 2015.
According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
(ASMBS), sleeve gastrectomy accounted for the most bariatric procedures
(42.1% of the 179,000 surgeries), followed by gastric bypass (34.2%)in
2013.(2)
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