B ack in the early 2000s, Gastric Band Surgery (LAP-Band) was seen as the new frontier in weight loss. However, by 2019, it ...

Gastric balloons-silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach-can help people lose weight by making ...

Approved for use in the United States, saline filled gastric balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and ...

Ultimately, they opted for the balloon design, believing it would distribute pressure more evenly and offer a safer solution ...

"For certain patients who are higher-risk, who cannot undergo surgery or did not tolerate the [weight-loss] medication or had ...

completing the first patient procedures with a yet-unnamed transcatheter aortic valve replacement system. The new balloon-expanded heart valve is set to complement Abbott’s self-expandable ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

CardioFocus, Inc., a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, today ...

who cannot undergo surgery or did not tolerate the [weight-loss] medication or had some other contraindication, there are limited options," he said. "Traditional gastric balloons are still being ...