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    The concept of swallowable, procedure-less technology is “amazing,” but gastric balloons in general serve a very limited purpose, says Dr. Shauna Levy, a specialist in obesity medicine and ...

  3. Gastric balloon - Wikipedia

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    A gastric balloon, also known as an intragastric balloon (IGB) or a stomach balloon, is an inflatable medical device that is temporarily placed into the stomach to help reduce weight. It is designed to help provide weight loss when diet and exercise have failed and surgery is not wanted by or recommended for the patient.

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    Top Prescription Weight Loss Pills. Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) date back to the 1940s — well before modern regulations from the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) (FDA) were in place ...

  5. Balloon tamponade - Wikipedia

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    Minnesota four-lumen tube, with esophageal and gastric balloons, and esophageal and gastric aspirates. Balloon tamponade is considered a bridge to more definitive treatment modalities, and is usually administered in the emergency department or in the intensive-care unit setting, due to the illness of patients and the complications of the procedure.

  6. Capsule endoscopy - Wikipedia

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    For systems that store images directly within the pill, the pill must be collected after excretion for extraction of the images by a secondary device. [7] The main shortcoming of capsule endoscopy is the field of view. Depending on the placement of the camera system within the device images may become obstructed by folds in the digestive tract.

  7. Given Imaging - Wikipedia

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    Given Imaging was founded in 1998 by Gavriel Meron and Rafael Development Corporation (RDC) Ltd. based on the purchase of an early patent from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Initial funding for the company was provided by Elron Electronic Industries, Israel's leading technology holding company, in cooperation with Rafael.