EndoFresh® Single-Use Gastroscope–Assisted Gastric Bypass Stent Implantation Successfully Completed at JNU First Affiliated Hospital — First Case in China
Recently, the bariatric and metabolic surgery team at the The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (also known as Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Hospital) successfully completed China’s first gastric bypass stent implantation assisted by a single-use gastroscope.
This milestone marks an important breakthrough in minimally invasive treatment for metabolic diseases using digestive endoscopy in China and opens a new direction for clinical surgical innovation.
01 Surgical Highlights——When Innovative Technology Meets Clinical Expertise
In this procedure, led by Vice President Yang Jingge of the bariatric and metabolic surgery department at the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, together with Dr. Gao Zhiguang and other team members, the team broke through the limitations of conventional techniques. They innovatively adopted the EndoFresh® single-use gastroscope as the key assisting tool, guiding the precise placement and deployment of the gastric bypass stent throughout the procedure.
Key Highlights of the Procedure
- Precise Guidance: The single-use gastroscope provides high-definition visualization, ensuring accurate stent deployment.
- Workflow Optimization: Eliminates the need to coordinate instrument borrowing from the endoscopy center, enabling flexible surgical scheduling.
- Dual Safety: Prevents cross-infection risks while simplifying procedural complexity
- Innovative Technique: Offers surgeons a safer and more convenient solution.
02 Clinical Value —— Opening New Possibilities for Treating Metabolic Diseases
In recent years, gastric bypass stent technology has gained increasing attention as a novel intervention for metabolic diseases.The successful completion of this procedure not only verified the reliability of the EndoFresh® single-use gastroscope in complex interventional procedures, but more importantly:
Minimally Invasive Innovation: Provides surgeons with a new endoscopic weight-loss treatment option with minimal invasiveness.
Interdisciplinary Integration: Creates new surgical paradigms such as dual-scope collaboration.
03 Why Choose a Single-Use Gastroscope?
In high-workload clinical environments, traditional reusable gastroscopes often face challenges such as long reprocessing cycles, difficult equipment scheduling, and higher infection control risks.
The introduction of the EndoFresh® single-use gastroscope fundamentally addresses these pain points:
- Ultimate Cleanliness: Eliminates cross-infection between patients and meets the highest infection control standards.
- Ready to Use: No waiting for disinfection, allowing rapid response to surgical needs.
- Consistent Performance: Every procedure benefits from a brand-new device in optimal condition.
- Cost Optimization: No need for reprocessing rooms, reducing disinfection maintenance and early wear-related costs.
04 From “Endoscopic Diagnosis and Treatment” to “Surgical Intervention”， the Innovative Path of EndoFresh Single-Use Endoscopy
The success of this procedure marks the official entry of EndoFresh® single-use endoscopy technology into the field of endoscopic weight-loss interventions in surgery, representing an important milestone in advancing minimally invasive innovation in endoscopic weight-loss treatment.
In the future, EndoFresh® will continue to collaborate with leading medical institutions worldwide to explore the potential applications of single-use endoscopy across multiple fields, including gastroenterology, pulmonology, surgery, and ICU care, enabling medical innovation to truly translate into clinical practice and benefit more patients.