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Approved for sale in Europe
Commercialized by Nestle
A shapeshifting capsule that imitates solid food
Activating key pathways involved in the regulation of food intake both in the brain and the stomach
Ingesting
Easily swallowable
capsule reaches
the stomach
capsule reaches
the stomach
Shapeshifting
Expanding into a semi rigid
triangular shape as a reaction
to stomach’s pH levels
triangular shape as a reaction
to stomach’s pH levels
Resisting
Interacting with stomach’s
mechanical sensors,
inducing early satiety and
modified gastric emptying
mechanical sensors,
inducing early satiety and
modified gastric emptying
Clearing out
After several hours in the stomach,
the device moves to the intestine
and disintegrates within minutes
the device moves to the intestine
and disintegrates within minutes
Outcomes
Weight management
Waist circumference reduction
Cardiovascular risk factors reduction
Designed with
anatomy in mind
Epitomee’s weight-loss capsule expands
into a semirigid triangle, that interacts with
the stomach wall without interrupting
the flow of digested solids or fluids
into a semirigid triangle, that interacts with
the stomach wall without interrupting
the flow of digested solids or fluids
Clinical results
Weight-loss
7 out of 10
people lost weight
~4 out of 10
lost clinically meaningful
7.3% of their body weight
~5cm reduction
in waist circumference
on average
In 12 week treatment
Gastric emptying slows by about 40 minutes
Prediabetes
~50% of all prediabetic
patients improved
their HbA1c
or Glucose levels
patients improved
their HbA1c
or Glucose levels
Cardiovascular risk factor
10mmHg
diastolic BP
13mmHg
systolic BP
21 out of the 35 high blood pressure patients reduced their systolic BP by 13mmHg and diastolic BP by 10mmHg.
