Posts tagged gastric balloon

REDUCE Clinical Trial Seeks Patients for Free Weight Loss Procedure

December 17, 2012
ReShape Duo Weight Loss Balloon System

Researchers are currently recruiting patients to participate in the REDUCE Clinical Trial, a study sponsored by ReShape Medical to evaluate the ReShape Duo Weight Loss Balloon System. The ReShape Duo is a gastric dual-balloon designed to occupy space in the stomach to reduce food capacity so you feel full and satisfied with smaller amounts of [...]

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Weight Loss Intragastric Balloon Safe, Effective and Easy to Use

August 6, 2012
ReShape Duo Weight Loss Balloon

The intragastric dual balloon is safe, easy to use, and boosts weight loss, according to results of a small study recently published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. Intragastric balloons are designed to occupy space within the stomach to help patients feel full and satisfied with less food. The device can be left in [...]

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First Patient Fitted With ReShape Balloon Non-Surgical Weight Loss Device

March 4, 2010
ReShape Balloon

ReShape Medical has announced that the first patient has been fitted with the ReShape Dual Balloons, thus launching the start of a U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study into the safety and effectiveness of this non-surgical device for weight loss. According to the company press release, the ReShape Balloons are designed to be a [...]

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Gastric Balloon Jump Starts Weight Loss

September 15, 2009
ORBERA Gastric Balloon

Allergan Medical has announced that the ORBERA System for weight loss is now available in Canada and Australia. The ORBERA System is a non-surgical and non-pharmaceutical medical device that can help obese and overweight patients lose weight without the risk of surgery or drugs. The ORBERA System, also known as the BIB Intragastric Balloon System, [...]

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