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Standard Tapered Bougie Receives FDA Clearance
Standard Tapered Bougie™ 38FR receives FDA clearance We are excited to announce that our Standard Tapered Bougie 38FR received FDA clearance on October 31, 2022. Designed for use with our Titan SGS® and Standard Trocar, the Standard Tapered Bougie 38FR is designed to assist with sizing and shaping the stomach
Gustavo Bello, MD, FACS, completes 200 cases with Titan SGS®
We are proud to recognize Gustavo Bello, MD, FACS, for his milestone achievement of completing over 200 sleeve gastrectomy cases using Titan SGS®. He is part of the surgical team at AdventHealth Weight Loss and Bariatric Surgery in Orlando, FL. Dr. Bello has a passion for advanced minimally invasive bariatric
Standard Bariatrics® and Teleflex® Visiting the Lone Star State
We look forward to seeing you in Texas for ASMBS Weekend on November 10, 11 and 12. Stop by and learn about the positive clinical results achieved by surgeons using the Titan SGS®. More than 6,000 sleeve gastrectomy procedures – laparoscopic and robotic assisted – have been completed using Titan
David Echevarria, MD, joins the Titan SGS community of users
Standard Bariatrics welcomes David F. Echevarria, MD, of the BayCare Health System at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, FL, to its growing community of Titan SGS users. A board-certified surgeon, Dr. Echevarria has extensive experience with bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Titan SGS® use expands to Virginia thanks to Gregory Schroder, MD
We are proud to welcome Gregory Schroder, MD, FASMBS, FACS to the growing community of bariatric surgeons using Titan SGS. Dr. Schroder is the first surgeon in the Commonwealth of Virginia to use Titan SGS technology for sleeve gastrectomy. This makes Virginia the 17th state where Titan SGS is now
Standard Bariatrics Recognizes Female Clinicians in Bariatric Surgery
Standard Bariatrics proudly recognizes Meredith Sweeney, MD, of Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Louisville, KY, for her contributions to the field of bariatrics. A bariatric and general surgeon, Dr. Sweeney and her team of first assists have skillfully pioneered and completed over 100 laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies using Titan SGS®, the
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New retrospective study in Obesity Surgery reports perioperative outcomes of the Titan SGS™ Stapler
Propensity matched retrospective review of 783 laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies reports the perioperative outcomes of the Titan SGS™ Stapler as compared to multi-fire surgical staplers. The study results link the Titan SGS™ Stapler to potentially enhanced outcomes. The study was conducted by surgeons at Corewell Health Hospital in Grand Rapids, MI.
Dr. Schram and Dr. Foote, two of the authors of the study, are paid consultants of Teleflex Incorporated. Fritz, G.D., Sharrak, A., Aubrey, J. et al. Perioperative Outcomes Using Single-Fire Stapler. OBES SURG (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-024-07357-4