Tucson Surgeon First in State to Offer SPIDER Gastric Sleeve for Weight Loss
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Tucson, AZ, May 30, 2013 --( Chiasson is using the SPIDER® Surgical System to perform the weight-loss procedure through a small incision made near the patient’s belly button – resulting in a virtually invisible scar.To see how it works, visit http://www.spidersurgery.com TransEnterix is a cutting-edge medical device company that develops pioneering technologies to advance minimally invasive surgery.To learn more, visit http://www.transenterix.com Tucson, AZ, May 30, 2013 --( PR.com )-- Dr. Patrick Chiasson at the Southern Arizona Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery has become the first surgeon in Arizona to offer a SPIDER gastric sleeve procedure for patients seeking to lose weight.Chiasson is using the SPIDER® Surgical System to perform the weight-loss procedure through a small incision made near the patient’s belly button – resulting in a virtually invisible scar.A smaller stomach means patients feel satisfied after eating less food.The SPIDER Surgical System by TransEnterix allows Chiasson to perform a gastric sleeve procedure using fewer incisions than required with traditional laparoscopic surgical tools.With the SPIDER System, Chiasson makes a small incision, inserts the device and opens it inside the patient’s abdomen like an umbrella.When the procedure is completed, he closes the system and removes it through the same incision.“By making fewer incisions than previously required, I can provide my patient with a more pleasing cosmetic outcome,” Chiasson said.
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