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EnteroMedics

  • EnteroMedics VBLOC vagal blocking therapy is delivered via a pacemaker-like device called the Maestro System
    Obesity
    Implant treats obesity by blocking hunger signals
    EnteroMedics' Maestro System has become the first obesity device to be approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in ten years. The device, which the company compares to a pacemaker, is designed to block hunger signals via the nervous system to reduce feelings of hunger.