Next-gen Lap-Band
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Allergan's Lap-Band AP adjustable gastric band for use in weight-loss surgery in severely obese adults will launch in the United States July 2. The device, which wraps around and constricts the stomach, improves upon the 2001-approved Lap-Band, which generated nearly $131 million in sales last year, by distributing pressure evenly throughout its 360-degree inflation area, the firm says (1"The Gray Sheet" March 19, 2007, p. 14)...