Weight loss: USGI launches ambitious study of incision-free bariatric surgery October 11, 2013 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment USGI Medical will enroll up to 350 patients in an FDA-approved clinical trial of the g-Cath EZ suture anchor delivery catheter, an incision-free bariatric surgery technology that has already been used on more than 2,000 patients, mostly in Europe.