ReShape Lifesciences Announces Strategic Marketing Partnership for LAP-BAND(R)

SAN CLEMENTE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 5, 2019 / ReShape Lifesciences Inc. (OTCQB:RSLS), a leading developer and distributor of minimally invasive medical devices to treat obesity and metabolic diseases, announced today that the company has signed a marketing agreement with Sequence Health, a leading patient engagement solutions company, with a goal to increase LAP-BAND^® Procedures in the United States.

Under the agreement, Sequence Health will launch a targeted direct-to-patient digital marketing campaign to raise awareness and drive demand for the LAP-BAND. The campaign will focus on the unique advantages, proven safety profile, and long-term effectiveness of the LAP-BAND that can potentially benefit a large and growing population of people struggling with obesity and its related co-morbidities. ReShape Lifesciences™ will utilize Sequence Health’s proven patient engagement process to establish leads, qualify patients and subsequently guide individuals through the entire enrollment pathway, from the initial education process all the way through surgery and aftercare.

“We believe this relationship with Sequence Health is a perfect partnership and approach to inform and encourage patients to explore our LAP-BAND as a less invasive and desirable weight-loss solution,” commented Kevin Condrin, Senior Vice President of Commercialization at ReShape Lifesciences. “We are excited to increase awareness of the LAP-BAND as a clinically supported weight loss option that does not dramatically alter or remove parts of the anatomy, a consideration that has been a significant barrier to treatment for many patients.”

Through digital and traditional marketing, as well as their proprietary state-of-the art lead and patient tracking systems, Sequence Health will connect ReShape Lifesciences to a wider audience by building LAP-BAND Brand awareness and powering qualified, insurance-verified leads to key practices.

About Sequence Health

Since 2002, Sequence Health has been providing healthcare organizations with systems and services that significantly increase patient volumes throughout their care pathway. The organization provides patient engagement solutions that strive to dramatically increase top line revenues, while at the same time providing a level of patient-centered care that they believe is unmatched in the healthcare industry.

About ReShape Lifesciences Inc.

ReShape Lifesciences™ is a medical device company focused on technologies to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. The FDA-approved LAP-BAND^® Adjustable Gastric Banding System is designed to provide minimally invasive long-term treatment of severe obesity and is an alternative to more invasive surgical stapling procedures such as the gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. The ReShape Vest™ System is an investigational, minimally invasive, laparoscopically implanted medical device that wraps around the stomach, emulating the gastric volume reduction effect of conventional weight-loss surgery, and is intended to enable rapid weight loss in obese and morbidly obese patients without permanently changing patient anatomy.

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CONTACT:

Investor Contact:

Brendan O’Connell
VP Finance and Corporate Controller
ReShape Lifesciences Inc.
949-429-6680
ir@ReShapeLifesci.com

or

Debbie Kaster
Investor Relations
Gilmartin Group
415-937-5403
debbie@gilmartinir.com

SOURCE: ReShape Lifesciences Inc.

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