ReShape Lifesciences

What ReShape Lifesciences does

ReShape Lifesciences Inc. is a U.S.-based medical device company, headquartered in Irvine, California and founded in 2002, focused on technologies for obesity, metabolic disease, and—more recently—neuromuscular rehabilitation. Its core technology is vagus nerve modulation (vBloc), a proprietary approach that delivers programmed electrical signals through implanted electrodes and a pulse generator to treat obesity and Type 2 diabetes; the lead embodiment, the Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation System, holds 63 issued or pending patents globally and an Australian patent (No. 2019252920) protecting the technology until April 12, 2039. The commercial product portfolio spans the FDA-approved Lap-Band FLEX adjustable gastric band, the Obalon swallowable gastric balloon system (acquired from Obalon Therapeutics in 2021), calibration tubes used in laparoscopic bariatric surgery, and—via an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Motion Informatics announced in September 2025—the FDA-cleared Stimel-03 neuromuscular rehabilitation device and the AI/AR-enabled Spatial StimelMD system for stroke and post-surgical recovery.

ReShape generates revenue exclusively through hardware sales of medical devices, distributed through a small set of channel partners including Medtimo for Lap-Band, Obalon, and rehabilitation products, and Motion Informatics for Stimel-03 and Spatial StimelMD in the United States. Its customer base is segmented by use case—obesity and metabolic health patients (primary), and neurological rehabilitation patients (secondary)—with no disclosed direct-to-consumer model and no publicly disclosed pricing. Operating geographies are limited to the United States and Canada, and the company runs on a small staff of 11–50 employees with a lean cost base, having executed a strategic headcount reduction in June 2025 targeting over $750,000 in annual savings. Between February 2023 and June 2025, ReShape completed four public equity offerings totaling approximately $21.8 million to fund operations, alongside NIH SBIR grants totaling $900,000 for diabetes neuromodulation research. In August 2025, ReShape merged with Vyome Therapeutics to form Vyome Holdings (Nasdaq: HIND), divested its diabetes neuromodulation assets to Biorad Medisys for continued clinical development, and is now positioned as a subsidiary of a public biotech rather than an independent device company.

Name

ReShape Lifesciences

Legal name

ReShape Lifesciences Inc.

Website

https://reshapelifesciences.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ReShape Lifesciences is a U.S. medical device company developing vagus nerve modulation (vBloc) systems, FDA-approved bariatric products (Lap-Band, Obalon), and—via distribution—neuromuscular rehabilitation devices, serving obesity, metabolic disease, and stroke-recovery patients in the U.S. and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Devices for Obesity and Metabolic Disease

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Cardiometabolic RPM & Chronic Disease Management (diabetes, hypertension, CHF, obesity) (HLALAFAA)

Keywords

• Medical devices
• Obesity treatment
• Vagus nerve modulation
• Bariatric surgery
• Neuromuscular rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Medical Device Sales: Sale of FDA-approved weight loss and metabolic health medical devices including gastric balloons and vagus nerve modulation devices for obesity and diabetes treatment.
2. Distribution Revenue: Revenue generated from distribution of rehabilitation medical devices through exclusive channel partnerships in the U.S. market.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ReShape Lifesciences develops and commercializes FDA-approved medical devices for the treatment of obesity, metabolic diseases, and neuromuscular rehabilitation. Its portfolio includes the Lap-Band FLEX adjustable gastric band system, the Obalon swallowable gastric balloon, the investigational Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation device using vBloc vagus nerve modulation technology, and distributed neurorehabilitation products (STIMEL-03 and Spatial StimelMD) marketed through exclusive U.S. distribution partners.

Product overview

ReShape Lifesciences offers a portfolio of FDA-approved medical devices focused on obesity treatment and metabolic health, including the Lap-Band FLEX adjustable gastric band system and the investigational Diabetes Bloc-Stim Neuromodulation device leveraging vBloc vagus nerve modulation technology. The company has expanded into neurorehabilitation through an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement for Motion Informatics' AI-enabled Spatial StimelMD system and the FDA-cleared STIMEL-03 neuromuscular rehabilitation device combining electrical stimulation with EMG biofeedback. The product portfolio spans surgical bariatric solutions (Lap-Band, Calibration Tubes), non-surgical weight loss options (Obalon gastric balloon), metabolic disease management (Diabetes Neuromodulation), and stroke/neuromuscular rehabilitation (STIMEL-03, Spatial StimelMD), supported by 63 issued or pending patents across vagal neuromodulation, glucose regulation, AI, and Bluetooth-enabled applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lap-Band FLEX

Quantifiable outcome

• NIH SBIR grant funding of $331,541 awarded for diabetes device research
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Motion InformaticscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 September 2025ReShape Lifesciences entered an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with Motion Informatics to market the FDA-cleared Stimel-03, a neuromuscular rehabilitation device combining Functional Electrical Stimulation, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, and real-time EMG biofeedback. The partnership expands ReShape's portfolio beyond weight-loss and metabolic health solutions into neurorehabilitation.
• Vyome TherapeuticsflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 August 2025ReShape Lifesciences merged with Vyome Therapeutics to form Vyome Holdings, a biotech company focused on immuno-inflammatory and rare diseases. The combined entity began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker HIND on India's Independence Day.
• Biorad MedisyscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2025ReShape Lifesciences entered an asset purchase agreement with Biorad Medisys. Biorad Medisys acquired assets from ReShape and is developing an implantable device using vagus nerve stimulation technology for diabetes management, with plans to begin human trials by end of next year.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Medtronic: Medtronic is a broad incumbent with adjacent franchises including InterStim sacral neuromodulation, diabetes management (MiniMed), and bariatric/metabolic surgical tools. Its scale, R&D resources, and direct hospital sales force make it a benchmark for any neuromodulation or metabolic disease device competitor.

Direct peers

• electroCore: electroCore develops non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) technology (gammaCore) for headache and respiratory conditions, using the same vagus nerve mechanism as ReShape's vBloc technology. Both companies apply cervical vagus nerve stimulation to treat chronic disease through neuromodulation.
• Apollo Endosurgery: Apollo Endosurgery (acquired by Boston Scientific in 2023) was the most direct competitor in the U.S. bariatric device market, commercializing the Orbera intragastric balloon and overlapping Lap-Band product lines. Both companies targeted the same obesity-treatment patient population with minimally invasive surgical devices.
• Allurion Technologies: Allurion markets a swallowable, procedure-less gastric balloon for weight loss, directly competing with ReShape's Obalon balloon. Both companies address patients seeking non-surgical obesity interventions through temporary intragastric balloon technology.
• Inspire Medical Systems: Inspire Medical Systems commercializes an implantable neurostimulator for obstructive sleep apnea, sharing ReShape's core competency of implant-driven electrical stimulation therapy. Both companies sell FDA-cleared implanted neuromodulation devices to physician specialists through a focused commercial model.
• Helius Medical Technologies: Helius Medical Technologies markets the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) for neurological rehabilitation following mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury, overlapping with ReShape's STIMEL-03 and Spatial StimelMD neurorehabilitation product line. Both target post-stroke and neurological recovery patient populations.

Emerging players

• Spatz FGIA: Spatz FGIA develops the Spatz3 adjustable gastric balloon, competing directly with ReShape's Obalon in the non-surgical weight loss balloon category. Both companies offer temporary intragastric balloons targeting patients seeking less invasive alternatives to bariatric surgery.
• GI Dynamics: GI Dynamics developed the EndoBarrier gastrointestinal liner, an endoscopic bariatric device for Type 2 diabetes and obesity, closely overlapping ReShape's metabolic disease treatment mission. Both companies pursued minimally invasive endoscopic approaches to treat obesity and related metabolic conditions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds19 records

Investors9 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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