Endostapler Gastric Bypass Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04712526 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 15, 2021
Last Update Posted : February 21, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Obesity | Device: AEON Endostapler |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 25 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Safety and Efficacy of the AEON™ Endostapler in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 18, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 2021 |
Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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AEON Endostapler
Stapling performed with AEON Endostapler
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Device: AEON Endostapler
Surgery with AEON Endostapler |
- Incidence of reported device-related adverse events [ Time Frame: Within 30-day post-operative period ]
- Endoscopic staple line bleeding [ Time Frame: Within surgery ]Incidence of intraoperative staple line bleeding from endoscopic images as measured by the provided bleeding severity scale - Bleeding Severity Scale for Endoscope Images (1: No bleeding, 5: Profuse Bleeding)
- Laparoscopic staple line bleeding [ Time Frame: Within surgery ]Incidence of intraoperative staple line bleeding from laparoscopic images as measured by the provided bleeding severity scale - Bleeding Severity Scale for Laparoscope Images (1: No bleeding, 5: Profuse Bleeding)
- Incidence of intraoperative or postoperative blood transfusion [ Time Frame: Within 72 hours of surgery start time ]
- Incidence of product malfunction [ Time Frame: Within surgery ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients undergoing planned laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
- Informed consent for study obtained and signed from each subject
Exclusion Criteria:
- Planned open surgical approach
- Use of staple line reinforcement material (buttress)
- Revision or other bariatric procedure
- Patients with a bleeding disorder: known coagulopathy, or Platelets <100,000, or PTT > 45sec, or PT> 15sec, or INR>1.5
- Patients with active HIV or Hepatitis B
- Patients under the age of 18 on the date of the surgery
- Patients who are pregnant
- Patients using tobacco products within the last 2 weeks prior to surgery date
- Patients using cortisone or related products within the last 2 weeks prior to surgery date

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04712526
Contact: Annette Dunn | 480-313-8505 | annette@lexington-med.com |
United States, Massachusetts | |
Holyoke Medical Center | Recruiting |
Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States, 01040 | |
Contact: Elana Davidson davidson_elana@holyokehealth.com | |
Principal Investigator: Yannis Raftopoulos, MD |
Responsible Party: | Lexington Medical Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04712526 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Endostapler03 |
First Posted: | January 15, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 21, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | Yes |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |