**RMS Medical Devices, a leading provider of innovative medical solutions, announced today it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for the Benelux region with USGI Medical, a pioneer of incisionless weight loss procedures and devices.**

This partnership enables RMS to expand its product portfolio with an innovative, endoscopic suturing method for the treatment of obesity. USGI Medical’s POSE2.0® procedure uses its Incisionless Operating Platform (IOP) to strategically place durable Snowshoe Suture Anchors in gastric tissue to both narrow and shorten the stomach. The procedure provides volumetric gastric restriction without removing part of the stomach. Patients treated with the POSE2.0 procedure typically return to normal activities and lifestyles faster, compared with traditional laparoscopic and open abdominal surgery.

"We are thrilled to join forces with USGI Medical in delivering this exceptional weight loss intervention to the Benelux region," said Olivier Wouters, Director Business & Product Development of RMS Medical Devices. "Obesity is a complex problem, and innovative, less invasive treatment options are necessary to address the escalating number of conditions and severities. An incisionless, endoscopic approach to achieve weight loss provides the ability to appeal to a greater number of patients, and USGI Medical is the ideal partner for us to offer these revolutionary treatments to our physicians.”

Weight loss procedures developed by USGI Medical have been used to treat more than 15,000 patients worldwide and the devices comprising the Incisionless Operating Platform are CE Marked for use as an obesity intervention.

“We are delighted to collaborate with RMS to bring our innovative, treatment options to patients in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg,“ said Arnold Podgorsky, Interim CEO of USGI Medical. “Their dedication to providing exceptional health care products and top level professional support aligns with our own. We are excited to continue to expand our commercial presence in Europe with such an excellent distribution partner.”

About RMS Medical:

RMS Medical Devices is a pioneering provider of medical solutions with a long-standing commitment to enhancing healthcare outcomes through innovative technologies.

With a history of delivering cutting-edge medical products and services, RMS Medical Devices is dedicated to improving patient care and medical diagnostics.

About USGI Medical:
USGI Medical develops technologies to enable Incisionless Surgery – the treatment of diseases through the natural passageways of the body. USGI's Incisionless Operating Platform (IOP) provides physicians the operating platform and specialized tools they need to perform procedures through a patient's mouth or other natural orifices.

USGI has demonstrated the capability to suture GI tract tissue reliably and durably without an incision, opening the way to a new generation of treatments for a wide variety of acute and chronic diseases. Operating through the body's natural orifices offers promise for less pain, shorter hospital stays, reduced risk of wound infection along with no external scarring from abdominal incisions – and is rapidly becoming an option demanded by patients and healthcare providers.

USGI offers surgeons and gastroenterologists the tools they need to offer millions of potential patients a less invasive option to surgery. For more information, go to http://www.usgimedical.com/.