SafeStitch - Company Profile

Safe Stitch develops numerous devices in the areas of Bariatric Surgery, Reflux Interventions, Barrett’s Esophagus, Hernia Repair, NOTES (NO SCAR) Surgery and more. In September 2007, SafeStitch LLC completed a share exchange with Cellular Technical Services Company, a publicly-traded company, which has since been renamed SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Its medical devices manipulate tissues for endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of obesity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Barrett’s esophagus, esophageal obstructions, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hernia formation, and other intraperitoneal abnormalities. The company’s product portfolio includes AMID HFD Stapler that uses non-absorbable titanium staples to repair inguinal or ventral hernias; SMART Dilator, which is used when an endoscopy demonstrates the narrowing of the esophagus; and Standard Bite Block and Airway Bite Block that are used to protect endoscope used in transoral gastrointestinal procedures. Its product candidates comprise Intralumenal Gastroplasty Device for obesity and GERD that consists of a set of instruments designed to perform endoscopic surgery by introduction through the mouth and esophagus; Barrett’s Excision Device for the diagnosis and treatment of Barrett’s esophagus; and Novel Devices for natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, a method of operating in the abdominal cavity without making an incision in the abdominal wall. Since 2013, SafeStitch Medical, Inc. was acquired by TransEnterix, Inc., in a reverse merger transaction.