EASYBAND is a more advanced and telemetrically operated band that can be adjusted without the need of an access port or the use of needles. It is a mechanical gastric band in which the adjustment is achieved by means of an embedded micromotor controlled by an external control unit using telemetry. This new band is a remarkable development in band technology offering the following adjustment advantages : no port or needles required, no risk of access port infection, much more accurate, painless and with no risk of fluid leakage from the band.

However, in February this year the company responsible for its development, Swiss medical technology developer  EndoArt SA  was taken over by Allergan,  the U.S medical giant who also manufacture the traditional  gastric band system. Allergan anticipates seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the device following completion of clinical studies that will be conducted in the United States, but meanwhile those European bariatric clinics who have been offering Easyband as a less painful and intrusive solution to the problem of band adjustment have been forced to withdraw this option to their patients, - certainly for the foreseeable future, - until Allergan makes the technology available again. Patients looking for effective bariatric surgery without the hassle of adjustment and hard to locate band ports may look to Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy as a more satisfactory solution.

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