Profile: EndoCinch-GERD provides endoluminal gastroplication, which is a medical therapy developed for the treatment of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). We specialize in hernia repair, endoscopic suturing, hemostasis, orthopaedics and laparoscopy. The Bard EndoCinch Suturing System is a new device that allows physicians to place sutures inside the GI tract. This device is used in a procedure called endoluminal gastroplication for the treatment of symptomatic GERD. The procedure creates plications, or pleats, near the valve at the top of the stomach. This procedure has been shown to significantly reduce heartburn symptoms and regurgitation in some patients, while permitting them to reduce or eliminate the need for acid-controlling medications. It is an outpatient procedure that allows for faster recovery time than standard surgical procedures.