FDA broadened the indication on Allergan’s Lap-Band to include obese adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 to 40 and at least one obesity-related comorbid condition, such as diabetes, heart ...

We performed a 5-year multicenter study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the LAP-BAND System surgery (LBS) in patients with obesity with a body mass index (BMI) of 30–39.9 kg m − 2. This ...

LAP-BAND Safe, Effective for Obese With BMI <40 kg/m² The LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system is safe and effective for obese individuals with a body mass index of 30-39.9kg/m². (HealthDay News ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently changed the criteria for obese people who want to undergo weight loss surgery using the LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system. Previously, the FDA ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (“Apollo”) (Nasdaq:APEN), a global leader in less invasive medical devices for bariatric and gastrointestinal procedures, today announced that ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Davis Clinic, headquartered in Houston, Texas, announced today that it will begin offering the LAP-BAND System in patients with a body mass index between 30 and 35, ...

Laparoscopic-adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a reasonable interim approach for the treatment of morbid obesity in adolescents, because it promotes weight loss in the short term and is a ...

An FDA advisory committee voted 8 to 2 that Allergan's Lap-Band device is safe enough to use in patients who are just moderately overweight with a BMI as low as 30. The stomach-shrinking device is ...

) + comorbid conditions, like diabetes (vs. ≥35 kg/m2 on current label), & patients with ≥35 kg/m2 BMI w/o comorbid conditions (vs. ≥40 kg/m2 on current label). We expect initial uptake in lower BMI ...

The Lap-Band helped him lose the weight. But keeping it off? That’s on him. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is showing off a reported 85-pound weight loss after undergoing the adjustable gastric band ...

Regulators have approved Irvine-based Allergan Inc.’s Lap-Band weight-loss device for more patients. The move expands the use of the surgically implanted adjustable silicon stomach band to patients ...

The Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, a San Antonio group which specializes in a variety of weight-loss surgery procedures, has joined Allergan’s LAP-BAND Total Care Out of Towner Network, which ...