GI Dynamics’ EndoBarrier
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Firm gains CE mark approval of its EndoBarrier gastrointestinal liner device to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. A sham-controlled pilot trial presented at the First World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes in New York in September showed that EndoBarrier reduces average blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes (1"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 6, 2008, p. 22). Another recently published study shows EndoBarrier imitates the treatment effect of Roux-en-Y bypass surgery, including weight loss and improved metabolic function in rats with diet-induced obesity (2"The Gray Sheet" Nov. 24, 2008, p. 16). The company is planning to conduct larger, long-term trials in 2009