▁is ▁an ▁end os cop ic ▁s ut uring ▁system ▁designed ▁to ▁treat ▁patients ▁who ▁have ▁had ▁previous ▁R oux - en - Y ▁g astr ic ▁by pass ▁surg ery . ▁Following ▁this ▁surg ery , ▁the ▁st om ach ▁p ouch ▁and ▁st om ach ▁out let ▁( st oma ) ▁becomes ▁en larg ed ▁in ▁some ▁patients . ▁The ▁St om ap hy X ▁device ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁st oma ▁without ▁expos ing ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁further ▁surg ical ▁risk . ▁ ▁Although ▁initial ▁post - pro cedure ▁weight ▁loss ▁is ▁evident ▁in ▁some ▁tri als , ▁there ▁is ▁doubt ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁such ▁results ▁are ▁sust ained ▁over ▁the ▁long ▁term . ▁ ▁The ▁St om ap hy X ▁device ▁was ▁pat ented ▁by ▁End o G astr ic ▁Sol utions . ▁ ▁Medical ▁uses ▁ ▁St om ap hy X ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁b ariat ric ▁sur ge ons ▁to ▁further ▁reduce ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁st om ach ▁p ouch ▁created ▁by ▁g astr ic ▁by pass ▁procedures . ▁Many ▁patients ▁experience ▁weight ▁reg ain ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁small ▁st om ach ▁p ouch ▁stretch ing ▁over ▁time . ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁an ▁end os cop ic ▁procedure ▁to ▁correct ▁this ▁problem ▁is ▁appe aling ▁because , ▁if ▁successful , ▁it ▁could ▁reduce ▁risk ▁to ▁the ▁patient ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁more ▁invas ive ▁surg ical ▁procedures . ▁ ▁Te chni que ▁ ▁The ▁es oph ag us