Why Gastric Balloon Therapy

• Weight loss therapy is not a one size fits all. Over 78.6 million obese adults are in the U.S. and balloon therapy is a new class of non-surgical weight loss treatment that offers patients a path that does not require traditional surgery.
• It is an option for patients who are not appropriate for or considering traditional surgery, but for whom diet & exercise or pharmaceutical interventions have not worked.

What is ORBERA™ Gastric Balloon

• NON-SURGICAL
  • The ORBERA™ balloon is part of the ORBERA™ Managed Weight Loss System – a comprehensive, non-surgical two-part program that starts with the durable balloon filling space in a patient’s stomach to reinforce proper portion control.
  • Data on ORBERA™ collected in the U.S. clinical trial has shown the average person lost 3.1 times the weight as compared with diet and exercise alone within six months.
• TWO-PART PROGRAM
  • Once the balloon is in place, the patient receives an individually tailored support program through the ORBERA^TM Managed Weight Loss System team of experts – which may include a dietician, psychologist and exercise physiologist.
  • Coaching takes place over 12 months (even though the balloon is removed after six months) and is designed to help the patient develop sustainable, healthy habits that helps to break through weight loss barriers to meet long-term weight loss goals.
• FILLS THE GAP
  • There is limited weight loss support and options other than diet and exercise and traditional surgery for weight loss.
  • Now with the approval of ORBERA™, there’s a new option available that fills the treatment gap and gives us a new weight loss option.
• 20-YEARS/220,000 PLACEMENTS
  • For more than 20 years, the global medical community has been using intragastric balloons from the makers of ORBERA™ to help thousands of people lose weight.
  • More than 220,000 ORBERA^TM balloons have been distributed worldwide in over 80 countries.

Obesity in America

• Obesity affects more than 78.6 million U.S. adults and is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the U.S. ^8,4
• Obesity is a chronic disease and the development of new, minimally invasive solutions, like ORBERA™, will help transform this epidemic and treat patients with lower BMI before their disease progresses and presents the need for more invasive treatment.