U.S. Market for Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgical Devices

According to The Obesity Society, in the United States (U.S.), approximately 200 million adults (or a staggering 68% of the adult population) are categorized as being overweight or obese. Obesity—which may be defined as body weight that is much greater than what is considered healthy due to a high volume of body fat—has become epidemic in the U.S. The condition affects more than 72 million adults in the country (or more than one-third of the adult population), and is a leading cause of diabetes, disability, heart disease, morbidity, and mortality, and rising healthcare utilization and costs. Annually in the U.S., obesity results in nearly 112,000 deaths, and the total estimated healthcare costs for treating obese adults amount to nearly $150 billion.