New device in the fight against obesity.
-the personal wireless connection of the abiliti ® system receives CE mark certification
– connect.abiliti patients can access to own data on its conduct and autovigilar his thinning
Mountain View, California, United States, 2011-August IntraPace, Inc. has announced last Wednesday the accreditation with the European CE mark for a new device that is It is to be used in the fight against obesity.
Known as the head connect.abiliti, the device provides wireless access to personal data about food and exercise through a new and exclusive implantable device which is obesity gastric stimulation, which helps patients be filled earlier than normal. Together with the abiliti ® system, connect.abiliti allows patients to monitor their own habits of diet and exercise at home. Before, these data could only be recovered in the doctor’s.
Clinical studies show that, to achieve and maintain significant weight loss, it is necessary to carry out a continuous self-monitoring and take care of the lifestyle. connect.abiliti brings ease and precision to the process of self-monitoring to allow immediate access to data registered automatically, such as the consumption of food and physical activity. This information provides the basis for the development of customized plans for effective thinning and, therefore, to improve outcomes for patients. «
«connect.abiliti provides the patient data in real time on their habits of diet and exercise that, for the first time those empowered to make smart decisions and take full control of the process of thinning ’, said Chuck Brynelsen, CEO of IntraPace.
image of a patient using connect.abiliti.
the abiliti system serves activity sensors and detectors that continuously monitors the behaviour of the person with regard to food and exercise and food stored them in the device implanted.
Head connect.abiliti, patients who have implanted the abiliti system can recover data on consumption of food and physical activity recorded by the abiliti device without cables, and watch them on a personal computer. If wish you, may also share such data at your discretion in my.abiliti , is an online portal and a network of support used by other patients abiliti, their friends and family and the care professionals health.
About the abiliti system
After his introduction by a simple surgery minimally invasive abiliti system detects the person eats or drinks and sends low-level electrical impulses to the stomach.
This stimulation is intended to help you feel satiated before that in reality the stomach is full, provoking so you eat less. As it does not alter the anatomy of the stomach or intestine, clinical experience with the abiliti system demonstrated the almost total absence of nausea, diarrhea, and other side effects that occur with surgery gastric bypass and gastric cerclage. Patients have no restrictions on the types of food can be consumed, but are encouraged to adopt a healthy diet and exercise program.
In addition, this system automatically logs if the patient eats, drinks, or exercising. By means of a simple wireless connection, the doctor and the patient can see data on consumption and exercise. Access to this information represents a huge advantage since it allows them to understand both the behaviour of the patient, as well as to develop effective strategies to achieve weight loss and maintain. Moreover, the system offers patients contact with a valuable social support network, as shown by research, can increase the efficiency of slimming programmes.
The abiliti system has the CE mark in the European Union. You are not authorized for sale in the United States.
About IntraPace
IntraPace was founded in 2001 to address a need not met in the field of Bariatric Surgery through the development of a more acceptable solution for weight loss that it incorporates essential components of behavioral therapy. The abiliti system is designed to facilitate that patients achieve and maintain weight loss considerable without complications, the limitations of the style of life and significant anatomical changes that involve traditional bariatric surgery procedures.
IntraPace is headquartered in California (USA) and has the backing of major investors such as Boston Scientific, CB Health Ventures, DFJ ePlanet Ventures, linger Ventures, Johnson & Johnson Development Corp., L Capital Partners, Oxford Bioscience Partners, Toucan Capital Corp. and Vulcan Capital.
