WASHINGTON, DC — An intragastric balloon system is an effective and safe addition to lifestyle interventions for promoting weight loss in obese patients, new research has demonstrated. And weight loss ...

The Company plans to submit the fourth and final module of the Pre-Market Approval application to the FDA. Topline data were announced from the AUDACITY trial evaluating the Allurion Gastric Balloon, ...

Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

Allied Market Research published a report, titled, 'Intragastric Balloons Market by Type (Single, Dual and Triple), Filling Material (Gas Filled and Saline Filled), and End User (Hospitals, Ambulatory ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA --Gastric balloons — silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach — can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect ...

Jan. 6, 2006 — -- A popular procedure in Europe called gastric ballooning seems like a great alternative to gastric-bypass surgery. All it takes is inserting a balloon into the stomach through ...

MIT engineers have revealed a new gastric balloon design that can inflate on demand to make you feel full before meals. Reading time 2 minutes Imagine a professional inflating a balloon with a small ...

LOS ANGELES — A multicenter study of more than 3000 overweight and obese patients in Brazil who had intragastric-balloon procedures indicates that this is "a valid endoscopic therapeutic option for ...

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Allurion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ALUR), a company dedicated to ending obesity, today announced the submission of the first three modules of its premarket approval ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...