Sentence examples for loss device from inspiring English sources

It's also unclear if it will meet with approval as simply a weight loss device or will only be approved for the very obese.

The FDA warned the marketing company and the clinics that they're in violation of federal law by promoting the Lap-Band, a weight loss device that has been implanted in thousands of patients, through "false or misleading" advertising.

This doubling of the recycling time reflects the additional delays caused by device loss, device failure and insufficient data recording and the resultant re-wears.

"There seem to be very few options between dieting and exercise and weight loss devices across the spectrum and we figured it would be something very beneficial to consumers if we could come up with a product that could serve as an intermediary between diet and exercise and surgery".

EnteroMedics said on Friday that its implantable weight-loss device failed in a study.

Allergan said Tuesday that it was looking to divest itself of its Lap-Band, the once-popular weight-loss device that has experienced several years of falling sales, loss of market share and controversies about its safety and effectiveness.

For example, medical startup Invoy Technologies was launching a brand-new weight-loss device to market, and with minimal demand predictability, did not want to commit to mass production right out of the gate.

In three of the cases, the agency said patients died between one and three days after the weight-loss device had been put in place.

Five Southern California patients have died since 2009 after undergoing surgery to implant the Lap-Band weight-loss device at clinics affiliated with 1-800-GET-THIN 1-800-GET-THIN 1-800-GET-THIN 1-800-GET-THINother public records.

The Medical Board of California is reviewing the care that a surgeon provided to a Lawndale woman who died in late December shortly after she was implanted with the Lap-Band weight-loss device, according to board records.

The company is known for its ubiquitous billboards plastered along Southland freeways — and its catchy jingle that pops up on the radio and television — that promote shedding pounds via the Lap-Band weight-loss device.