In banded gastric bypass and banded gastric sleeve a non-adjustable gastric ring should be used which should be easy to place, have the correct size for that particular patient, should be visible on X-ray and be safe.
The development of the adjustable gastric band is the result of intensive collaboration with various surgeons. Practical surgical issues have been identified, analyzed and brought to the drawing board of our Swiss engineers.
Gastric Calibration tubes come in various sorts and sizes: ranging from plain blunt suction cannula to sophisticated tubes with lighting and stomach stretching wires or balloons.
