Battling obesity with the alternative to bariatric surgery| ReShape Medical CEO Richard Thompson

Battling obesity with the alternative to bariatric surgery| ReShape Medical CEO Richard Thompson
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Battling obesity with the alternative to bariatric surgery| ReShape Medical CEO Richard Thompson

Aug 28 2015 | 00:27:30

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Episode • August 28, 2015 • 00:27:30

Hosted By

Kayleen Brown Tom Salemi

Show Notes

Reshape Medical recently received FDA approval for its Duo balloon system for obesity. The company bills the device as an alternative to bariatric surgery for the majority of patients suffering from this global epidemic. In this episode we dig into the obesity epidemic and how ReShape Medical is looking to change the paradigm of care for patients needing to lose a significant amount of weight.

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