| New stomach "Condom" Device in the news |
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Victor version 4.0
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Posted: 3 February 2009 08:24 pm |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126936.300-gastric-condoms-could-help-obese-avoid-surgery.html
The EndoBarrier, developed by GI Dynamics of Lexington, Massachusetts, is an impermeable sleeve that lines the first 60 centimetres of the small intestine. In animal experiments and preliminary human trials, it reduces weight and rapidly brings type II diabetes under control.
GI Dynamics is not the only company working on alternatives, but its approach is appealing for its simplicity and low cost. The device, enclosed in a capsule, is inserted via the mouth using an endoscope. Once in place below the base of the stomach, the capsule releases a small ball that with the help of a catheter pulls a flexible sleeve made of the slippery polymer PTFE through the intestine. The ball is jettisoned and the sleeve fixed in place by releasing a spiked attachment made from the shape-memory metal alloy nitinol .The entire process takes less than half an hour, and the EndoBarrier can also be removed in less than 10 minutes by tugging on a drawstring to collapse the attachment device and pull out the spikes. The EndoBarrier is then pulled back out though the mouth.
Around 150 people have tested the device. Randle says the total cost of the EndoBarrier, including installation and removal, will be around $7500. This compares to $15,000 or more for inserting a gastric band, or at least $20,000 for a gastric bypass.
Last edited on 3 February 2009 08:25 pm by Victor version 4.0
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Bobby_M
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Posted: 10 March 2009 03:21 pm |
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My doctor will be providing this new "condom" procedure as soon as he gets certified on it. I had the gastric balloon done by him 8 months ago and have lost 120 lbs so far. After I lost the first 40 lbs I became a real gym rat and I'm starting to get really muscular. Went from over 350 to my current 220 and I'm still losing.
If this "condom" procedure pans out I might have one installed after I get my gastric balloon taken out. Here in Colombia it's dirt cheap compared to having anything done in the states. My gastric balloon cost less than $3500 and that included everything even down to the nurse and hotel room!
I could go on forever but if you want to check out my personal story and blog, the address is in my profile. Take care!
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