DocumentCode
3071679
Title
A novel endoscopic delivery system for placement of a duodenal-jejunal implant for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes
Author
Fishman, Ezra ; Melanson, Dave ; Lamport, Ron ; Levine, Andy
Author_Institution
GI Dynamics, Inc., Lexington, MA, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
20-25 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
2501
Lastpage
2503
Abstract
The EndoBarrier Delivery System is a unique product capable of reliably delivering an implant into the small intestine. Further improvements to the product can likely be made to facilitate tracking and improved navigation through the small bowel. This unique system and its related technology may have additional applications where access to the small bowel is desired such as drug delivery, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and small bowel stent delivery.
Keywords
Capacitive sensors; Catheters; Diabetes; Gastrointestinal tract; Humans; Implants; Intestines; Medical treatment; Mouth; Surgery; Catheterization; Clinical Trials as Topic; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Drug Delivery Systems; Duodenum; Endoscopy; Equipment Design; Equipment Safety; Gastric Bypass; Gastroscopes; Humans; Jejunum; Obesity; Reproducibility of Results; Treatment Outcome;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649708
Filename
4649708
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