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bariatric surgery) on patients with a lower BMI, maybe under 35, as a preventive operation.”

Obesity is generally measured by body mass index, or BMI. Nearly 1/3rd of the adults in the U.S. are obese. Dean Geraci, director of market development for auto suture bariatrics at Tyco, said, “It takes years to design these products and get them approved. Engineers have to work with surgeons to determine techniques and then the devices have to go through the regulatory process, which can also be lengthy.”

Venture capitalist Dr. Lee Wrubel, a general partner at Foundation Medical Partners, said, “An investor must have a 10-year horizon. A lot of us who didn’t invest in this area five years ago are glad we didn’t.”

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