A Magnetic Soft Endoscopic Capsule-Inflated Intragastric Balloon for Weight Management.

ABSTRACT: Overweight and obesity have been identified as a cause of high risk diseases like diabetes and cancer. Although conventional Intragastric Balloons (IGBs) have become an efficient and less invasive method for overweight and obesity treatment, the use of conventional tools such as catheter or endoscope to insert and remove the IGBs from the patient's body causes nausea, vomiting, discomfort, and even gastric mucous damage. To eliminate these drawbacks, we develop a novel magnetic soft capsule device with gas-filled balloon inflation. The balloon is made from a thin and biocompatible material that can be inflated to a desired volume using biocompatible effervescent chemicals. In addition, both the outer balloon and inner capsule are designed to be soft and chemical resistance. The soft capsul

SUBMITTER: Do TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5175216 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature