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Home » Weight loss: Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries amid controversy | MassDevice.com On Call

Weight loss: Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries amid controversy | MassDevice.com On Call

February 8, 2012 By MassDevice staff

MassDevice On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A pair of outpatient clinics in Los Angeles stopped offering weight-loss surgeries using the Lap-Band gastrointestinal device amid ongoing controversy over a marketing campaign.

The FDA late last year issued warning letters to 8 California surgical centers and the marketing firm 1-800-GET-THIN, citing them for running misleading Lap-Band ads without required risk information.

Last week, Lap-Band maker Allergan (NYSE:AGN) announced that it would stop selling the device to companies affiliated with the 1-800-GET THIN campaign, MSNBC reported.

The Lap-Band is approved by the FDA for weight loss in obese adults. The device is implanted during surgery and uses an adjustable silicon ring to constrict the upper portion of the stomach.

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Filed Under: Legal News, Medicare, News Well, Prosthetics Tagged With: Allergan, Consumers Union, Gastrointestinal, MDUFMA, Peripheral, U.S. Justice Dept. (DOJ)

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