Five patients with intragastric balloon systems died after suffering from adverse events, according to a letter from the FDA. Two additional patients died after balloon complications. 1. Apollo Endo ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. -- A silicon balloon, which is less invasive than other weight loss procedures, made its debut at Midlands Clinic in 2016. ORBERA, an intragastric balloon, has been used for weight ...

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

The Food and Drug Administration is warning clinicians of potential risks associated with fluid-filled intragastric balloons to treat obesity. Here are four things to know. 1. The agency received ...

An additional five patients have died in association with intragastric balloons for the treatment of obesity, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 worldwide since 2016, the US Food and Drug ...

As most new moms know, post-baby weight can be frustratingly hard to lose. That's why Jennifer, a 24 year old mom from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas chose to get a little help with an ORBERA™ Intragastric ...

Five people who were using an obesity treatment that places balloons inside their stomachs have died since 2016, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Four of the deaths involved people ...

R. Gregory Scheible, MD, is the first physician Indiana to implant Apollo Endosurgery’s Orbera intragastric balloon in a patient using a non-surgical procedure, according to a Greater Fort Wayne ...

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 the ...

Competition in the bariatric device space continues as several new weight loss approaches have surfaced in the past two months and yet another may soon enter the U.S. market. Apollo Endosurgery ...

A new, non-invasive and non-surgical weight loss procedure is now available at Midlands Clinic. It is the FDA-approved ORBERA weight loss balloon, a reversible weight loss procedure that Midlands ...