Research Briefs: Updates From EndoGastric Solutions, Cordis, Aptus Endosystems

RESPECT trial is designed to provide the kind of Level 1 evidence EndoGastic Solutions needs to persuade payers and physicians of the benefits of the EsophyX GERD-repair device. Cordis and Aptus Endosystems release new data at the Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) 2013 annual meeting in Las Vegas.

EndoGastric Solutions Inc. announced Oct. 8 that it has completed enrollment for the Randomized EsophyX vs. Sham/Placebo Controlled Trial (RESPECT

) with more than the originally planned 120 patients. RESPECT is designed to identify the appropriate selection criteria for patients most likely to benefit from the transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF)...

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