EvoEndo® Expands Access to Sedation-Free Endoscopy Across Gastroenterology Programs of All Sizes
EvoEndo®, Inc. (EvoEndo) today announced that sedation-free transnasal endoscopy (TNE) is reaching a broader range of gastroenterology programs, including clinic settings without dedicated anesthesia coverage or operating room access. Because the EvoEndo Endoscopy System does not require sedation, programs of nearly any size can offer diagnostic evaluation and monitoring in their own clinic setting.
“A sedation-free alternative to traditional endoscopy changes where care can happen,” said Ryan Hartman, Chief Operating Officer of EvoEndo. “A program doesn’t need an anesthesia team or an operating room to offer this.”
Traditional endoscopy typically requires anesthesia staffing and procedural space that programs may have to schedule around rather than control. Sedation-free TNE removes those dependencies, allowing programs to offer evaluation and monitoring on their own schedule, in their own setting.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital has expanded its TNE program from the main campus in Little Rock to the ACH Jonesboro Clinic. Dr. Sulaiman Bharwani, Pediatric Gastroenterologist, explained, “We launched the TNE program in October 2024. During these past 19 months, we’ve accomplished close to 100 procedures and have been quite pleased with our service goals in rural Arkansas. The program saved lost wages and absenteeism as well as gas savings from commuting and avoiding school absenteeism in pediatric patients.”
