Researchers have developed and are testing a small, implanted gastric balloon that people can inflate or deflate to feel full ...

If successful in human trials, this new gastric balloon could offer a solution for those unsuitable for surgery or those who ...

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

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 ...

Gastric balloons filled with saline are currently approved for use in the United States. These balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and studies have shown that they work well ...

Regulatory Landscape: The regulatory framework governing medical devices and weight loss procedures in Saudi Arabia plays a crucial role in shaping the market dynamics. Compliance with regulatory ...

Gastric balloons filled with saline are currently approved for use in the United States. These balloons stimulate a sense of fullness in the stomach, and studies have shown that they work well ...

Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've developed an alternative: A small, implanted ...

Neil Zixun Jia, who received a PhD from MIT in 2023, is the lead author of the paper, which appears today in the journal Device. Gastric balloons filled with saline are currently approved for use in ...

Imagine a professional inflating a balloon with a small pump ... that can stay in the body for a very long time. That gives us some confidence in the longer-term compatibility of this system ...