Merit purchases $105M in EndoGastric Solutions assets

AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Jul 1, 2024
Interventional Radiology

Merit Medical Systems has purchased $105 million in assets from EndoGastric Solutions.

The deal will expand Merit's endoscopy portfolio for the treatment of chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and will add $30 million in annual revenue to the company's bottom line. EndoGastric Solutions' EsophyX Z+ relieves GERD symptoms via a procedure called transoral incisionless fundoplication, Merit noted.

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