Every Centimeter Counts: Eclipse Regenesis Gives Toddler with SBS a Second Chance
Lydia Garcia’s first two years were marked by severe medical crises, including multiple emergency operations after a twisted intestine caused most of her small bowel to die. After months on intravenous nutrition, her Stanford surgeon, Dr. James Dunn, preserved a tiny ileum segment and turned to Eclipse Regenesis, an innovative startup developing intestine-lengthening technology, to pursue compassionate use of its experimental Eclipse XL1 device. The device successfully stimulated new growth, eventually allowing Lydia’s intestine to be reconnected. Since then, she has shown dramatic improvements in strength, nutrition, and development, giving her family renewed hope and underscoring Eclipse Regenesis’s promising potential for children with short bowel syndrome.
