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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

EnteroMedics : Data From VBLOC-DM2 ENABLE Study to Be Presented at American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Meeting

EnteroMedics Jun 22, 2010 -- EnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ: ETRM), the developer of medical devices using neuroblocking technology to treat obesity and other gastrointestinal disorders, announced that updated clinical results from the Company's VBLOC-DM2 ENABLE (DM2) study will be presented on June 26, 2010 at 11:30 AM PT at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS), being held June 21-26 in Las Vegas, NV. The Company also announced updated data from its EMPOWER(TM) study in obesity.

"The Maestro System has been studied in over 400 people to date, with some patients into their fifth year of follow-up," said President and CEO Mark B. Knudson, Ph.D. "Across a number of studies, we have observed clinically significant weight loss and control of obesity related co-morbidities as well as a safety profile that distinguishes this system from all other bariatric surgical procedures. We are particularly encouraged by the strong, positive feedback from the metabolic and bariatric surgery community."... EnteroMedics' Press Release -