One of the things that we recognize with the balloons that are out there — there are a couple of studies showing this — is that, essentially, the subject gets used to having that balloon. By that, I ...

NATICK, Mass. — A Natick-based medical device startup announced Tuesday that it had raised $34 million in new funding as it works toward federal approval for a surgery-free weight loss system.

The balloon is an alternative for people with obesity who don’t want bariatric surgery or weight-loss drugs — whether due to cost or fear of permanent body changes, Sullivan says.

Without invasive surgery or strict dieting, Orbera weight loss balloon, a creative weight management device, will debut at the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE), which will kick off in ...

Here’s the latest in extreme weight-loss measures: a balloon in the belly. Doctors sedate the patient, push a balloon down the throat and then into the stomach. Once they have it in place, th… ...

In company trials, patients treated with the balloon lost about 7 percent of their total body weight over six months, compared with 3.3 percent weight loss in patients who didn't get the balloon.

The FDA previously approved another balloon device for weight loss but it was withdrawn in 1992 due to a safety issue in which the balloon could rupture and block patients’ arteries.