Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., an operating company of Johnson & Johnson, receivedthe FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval for marketing its surgical implant device Realize to obtain weight loss in morbidly obese adults.
The Realize Band is a circular device filled with saline. Through a circular procedure, a surgeon wraps the circular devise (like a band) around the patient's stomach so that it can only hold about 4 ounces of food.
This should reduce food intake as long it is not abused by high calorie fluid intake or other fattening fluids. This is why the gastric band, promoted outside the USA, often fails to deliver the expected results. The Realize Band, is marketed as Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band outside the United States and has been commercially available outside the U.S. since 1996.
Gastric Bypass Weight Loss surgery remains the most common bariatric procedure. The Gastric Bypass has been proven in numerous studies to result in durable weight loss and improvement in weight-related medical illnesses.
Friday, September 28, 2007
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