AI and Digital Technologies Pave New Pathways for Weight Management, Driving Intelligent Development of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

China Finance and Economics Network, November 8th: Yesterday, at the "8th China International Import Expo," an event themed "Reducing to a Better State, Lightly Starting the Future" was held at the Medtronic booth.

This event focuses on three core directions: "More Modern, More Minimally Invasive, More Beneficial," and discusses scientific weight loss.

"Overweight and obesity have become urgent public health issues in China. Under the strong guidance of national policies, by integrating medical resources and establishing collaborative diagnosis and treatment pathways between internal medicine and surgery, a three-tiered hierarchical medical service model has been created, ranging from 'community hospitals - local hospitals - regional core hospitals.' Through multi-sector collaboration and full-cycle interventions, this effort will help advance China's weight management initiatives into a new stage of development, contributing to the goal of achieving nationwide health," said Huang Er'dan, Director of the Health Strategy and Service System Research Department at the National Health Development Research Center of the National Health Commission.

At the same time, the continuous development of bariatric and metabolic surgery provides solid professional support for the construction of "Healthy China." Professor Zhu Shaihong, Chairman of the Obesity and Diabetes Surgery Committee of the Chinese College of Surgeons, Chinese Medical Doctor Association, and a professor at Xiangya Third Hospital, Central South University, pointed out that obesity is a chronic, easily recurrent, and complex psychosomatic disease with multiple causes. It should not be simply attributed to the patient's personal behavior; treatment requires efforts from both doctors and patients. With the patient at the center, under the guidance of the state, multidisciplinary collaboration is needed to reduce obesity rates, thereby decreasing related diseases and improving the overall health level and life expectancy of the Chinese population.

In addition to discipline construction, the application of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence has also provided new approaches for modern weight management. Professor Yang Huawei from the Third People's Hospital of Chengdu pointed out that digital tools are becoming capable assistants for doctors in improving the quality of diagnosis and treatment. From preoperative screening, efficacy evaluation to long-term follow-up, digital tools can provide comprehensive information support and decision-making assistance to doctors, building an intelligent closed-loop from diagnosis and treatment to management, strongly promoting bariatric metabolic surgery towards intelligence and precision.

Driven by Advances in Medical Technology and Upgraded Patient Needs, Minimally Invasive Techniques Are Becoming the Mainstream Choice for Bariatric Metabolic Surgery. Professor Yan Gu from Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University stated that bariatric metabolic surgery is evolving towards less trauma, less bleeding, faster recovery, and higher safety. With the support of innovative technologies such as intelligent stapling and energy platforms, the precision and efficacy of the surgeries have been further enhanced.

Liu Shixiao, head of Medtronic's Surgical Central Marketing Department, stated that the company constructs comprehensive solutions covering the perioperative period through innovation and integration, enhancing surgical safety and patients' long-term benefits, achieving true One Surgical.

According to reports, in order to improve the quality of bariatric and metabolic surgical procedures and enhance patient experience, Medtronic Surgical has launched the One-Surgical integrated product portfolio. Through integrated solutions from pre-operation, intra-operation to post-operation, it supports minimally invasive surgeries to be carried out more efficiently and safely. Before surgery, Bravo...^™Wireless acid reflux monitoring system can accurately assess gastroesophageal reflux symptoms, providing a scientific basis for the selection of bariatric procedures; during the operation, LigaSure^™Energy Platform and Sonicision^™Wireless Ultrasonic Scalpel for Efficient Hemostasis and Flexible Dissection, Paired with Signia^™Chip Intelligent Electric Anastomosis Platform with Tri-Staple^™Technical Stapler Cartridge Ensures Safe Anastomosis, Assisted by V-Loc^™Barbed sutures enhance surgical efficiency, providing doctors with ease of use and precise control, while reducing surgical risks for patients and shortening recovery time; post-surgery, Symbotex^™Absorbable Collagen Membrane Anti-Adhesion Composite Mesh Effectively Addresses the Risk of Abdominal Wall Incisional Hernia, Ensuring Long-Term Safety and Recovery for Patients.