Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System

Stephanie S Hwang,1 Mark C Takata,1 Ken Fujioka,2 William Fuller1 1Division of General/Bariatric Surgery, Scripps Clinic Weight Management, 2Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA Abstract: There are many different methods of treating obesity, ranging from various...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:243258b2cbfd41df9c66f50ab163a8992021-12-02T01:38:53ZUpdate on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System1179-1470https://doaj.org/article/243258b2cbfd41df9c66f50ab163a8992016-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/update-on-bariatric-surgical-procedures-and-an-introduction-to-the-imp-peer-reviewed-article-MDERhttps://doaj.org/toc/1179-1470Stephanie S Hwang,1 Mark C Takata,1 Ken Fujioka,2 William Fuller1 1Division of General/Bariatric Surgery, Scripps Clinic Weight Management, 2Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA Abstract: There are many different methods of treating obesity, ranging from various medical options to several surgical therapies. This paper briefly summarizes current surgical options for weight loss with a focus on one of the newest US Food and Drug Administration-approved devices for surgical weight loss therapy, the Maestro Rechargeable System. Also known as the vagal blocking for obesity control implantable device, this tool blocks vagal nerve activity to induce weight loss. Keywords: VBLOC device, vagal, vagus, obesityHwang SSTakata MCFujioka KFuller WDove Medical PressarticleBariatric surgeryMaestro Rechargeable SystemVBLOC deviceVagal nervemorbid obesityvagus nerveMedical technologyR855-855.5ENMedical Devices: Evidence and Research, Vol Volume 9, Pp 291-299 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic Bariatric surgery
Maestro Rechargeable System
VBLOC device
Vagal nerve
morbid obesity
vagus nerve
Medical technology
R855-855.5
spellingShingle Bariatric surgery
Maestro Rechargeable System
VBLOC device
Vagal nerve
morbid obesity
vagus nerve
Medical technology
R855-855.5
Hwang SS
Takata MC
Fujioka K
Fuller W
Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System
description Stephanie S Hwang,1 Mark C Takata,1 Ken Fujioka,2 William Fuller1 1Division of General/Bariatric Surgery, Scripps Clinic Weight Management, 2Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA Abstract: There are many different methods of treating obesity, ranging from various medical options to several surgical therapies. This paper briefly summarizes current surgical options for weight loss with a focus on one of the newest US Food and Drug Administration-approved devices for surgical weight loss therapy, the Maestro Rechargeable System. Also known as the vagal blocking for obesity control implantable device, this tool blocks vagal nerve activity to induce weight loss. Keywords: VBLOC device, vagal, vagus, obesity
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author Hwang SS
Takata MC
Fujioka K
Fuller W
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title Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System
title_short Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System
title_full Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System
title_fullStr Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System
title_full_unstemmed Update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the Maestro Rechargeable System
title_sort update on bariatric surgical procedures and an introduction to the implantable weight loss device: the maestro rechargeable system
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/243258b2cbfd41df9c66f50ab163a899
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