Allurion Technologies said today it launched the pivotal Enlighten US clinical trial of its Elipse gastric balloon designed for weight loss. The Elipse gastric balloon is made of a thin, flexible polymer film and is ingested as a capsule without the need for surgery. The balloon is filled once it reaches a patient’s stomach to reduce […]
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Allurion raises $27m in Series C for Elipse gastric balloon
Allurion Technologies said today it raised $27 million in a Series C round of funding to support its Elipse gastric balloon designed for weight loss. Allurion’s Elipse gastric balloon is made of a thin, flexible polymer film and is ingested as a capsule without the need for surgery. The balloon is filled once it reaches a […]
Weight loss balloon-maker Allurion raises $19m
Natick firm Allurion Technologies raised $19 million of a $27.3 million offering from 45 investors, according to a regulatory filing. The offering made its 1st sale on Jan. 17. The filing did not identify any of the offering’s investors, but disclosed that the financing included $1.1 million from three non-U.S. investors. Allurion makes the ingestible […]
Allurion wins CE Mark for weight loss balloon
Allurion Technologies said yesterday it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its Elipse gastric balloon used for weight loss. The Elipse gastric balloon is made of thin, flexible polymer film and is ingested as a swallowable capsule, making its installation non-surgical. The balloon remains in the stomach for 4 months after which […]
Weight-loss startup raises $1.7M for non-surgical device
Weight-loss devices startup Allurion Technologies closed a $1.7 million funding round, according to the company’s 1st reported filing with the SEC.
The Wellesley, Mass.-based company is working on a balloon, compressed into a swallowable pill, that expands in the stomach.
The balloon remains in the stomach, creating feelings of fullness, until the patient swallows an non-toxic agent that dissolves the balloon. .
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