With facilities in Sacramento CA and Flagstaff AZ, Symple Surgical is a medical device company organized around developing novel therapeutic technologies through controlled microwave ablation. By design, with product application intended to be familiar and easy to use by the operator, the firm's first product offers DirectAblate GRIZZLY and Microwave Ablation System. Other deliberately designed-in features provide automated control, feedback, and safety for the patient. SSI's is currently focused on use of its technology in treating gastric reflux disease (GERD) and the subsequent onset of Barrett's Esophagus which can lead to esophageal cancer. An estimated 2 million people in the U.S. live with Barrett's Esophagus and more than 60 million individuals live with GERD. Esophageal cancer is the fastest growing solid tumor cancer in the world with over 750% increase over the past 20 years.
