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"The Spatz intra-gastric weight reduction balloon will be an important addition to minimally invasive weight
loss options. Its entrance into therapies for weight loss is well timed as satisfaction with the Lap Band wanes.
The adjustable feature to this device separates it from other gastric balloons, allowing for great tolerance after placement and continuing weight loss when adaptation ensues. The potential to maintain a balloon in situ in excess of a year will be a milestone achievement for this form of therapy."
Christopher J. Gostout, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director of the Developmental Endoscopy Unit
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Mn. |
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"Having had the experience with the USA Wilson-Cook balloons and the Danish Ballobes balloon, which were air-filled, and with the Orbera balloon (BIB, Bioenterics Intragastric Balloon) which was a fluid-filled re-adjustable balloon,
I was happily surprised to see the easy introduction and re-adjustment of the fluid-filled Spatz balloon."
Prof.dr E.M.H. Mathus-Vliegen
Gastroenterologist Professor in Clinical Nutrition
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, C2-207
Academic Medical Centre University of Amsterdam |
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"After implanting more than 2,000 gastric balloons,I have now personally implanted over 60 Spatz balloons. The ability to adjust balloon volume has allowed me to reduce balloon volume for intolerant patients in the first month. I have also added volume after 3 months when the balloon effect diminishes. This gives new life to the balloon and extra weight loss. The ability to keep a balloon in for 1 year also gives patients more time to change their behavior, which is very important for long term success."
Dr. Gontrand Lopez-Nava
Hospital Universitario Madrid Sanchinarro
Servicio de Aparato Digestivo y Endoscopias
Professor de Medicina at the Universidad San Pablo CEU. Madrid
Perito Oficial de Aparato Digestivo del Colegio de Medicos de Madrid |
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"I have implanted hundreds of intragastric balloons – all the varieties available – and have found that significant weight loss occurs in the first 3 months, with little effect in the remainder of the 6 month implantation period. Approximately 7% of patients are intolerant and have their balloons removed within the first 2 weeks. This has been published in the literature.
The Spatz balloon is the first to offer easy balloon volume adjustments after the initial implantation. I have adjusted the balloon volume successfully in my patients:
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Several for early intolerance – they now are more comfortable and continue to lose weight. With other balloons, we would have had no choice, but to remove them. |
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Many for diminished weight loss after 3 months. They had a new burst of weight loss at 3 months, which I have not seen with other balloons. |
My patients have always asked to keep their balloon in longer than 6 months. Now I can provide a 1 year balloon.
Our 12 month results and those of our colleagues in Spain have revealed weight losses of almost 30 kg on average.
Patients with other balloons are already regaining some weight 6 months after removal of their balloons - so that at 1 year Spatz
balloon patients have more than double the weight loss compared with other balloons."
Evzen Machytka, M.D. PhD.
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ostrava
Department of Gastroenterology
Principal Investigator – Spatz Adjustable Balloon System
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
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"I had the opportunity to observe the implantation and adjustment of the new Spatz™ Adjustable Balloon System. I was pleased by the ease of the procedures, especially the volume adjustment, which was performed in a few minutes. The opportunity to tailor the balloon dimension to the needs of any patient in terms of tolerability and weight outcome, is very important for my practice. Moreover the chance of a longer implantation time (12 months), with several adjustments, offers us a new efficient tool againt obesity."
Dr. Fulvio Cappelletti
Chief, Department of Gastroenterology
Valdese Hospital
Turin, Italy |
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"The adjustability of the SPATZ balloon is the key. I know that when a patient stops losing weight I can increase the balloon volume and get them going again. On the flip side I no longer have to worry about early balloon removal due to intolerance; I simply remove some fluid and they are fine. Doubling the amount of time the balloon can stay in and the safety anchor are the icing on the cake."
Dr David van der Poorten Bsc MBBS FRACP
Staff Specialist Westmead Hospital Sydney
Senior Lecturer University of Sydney |
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"I have switched to the Spatz balloon for the added benefits of adjustability and 1 year long implantation. One of my patients experienced daily vomiting for 6 months with another intragastric balloon. With the Spatz balloon we were able to adjust the balloon volume to her comfort level."
Dr Manny Srivastava MD FRCP
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Nucleus Healthcare
Celtic Springs
Newport NP10 8FZ UK |
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"The ability of the endoscopist to change the volume of the Spatz intragastric balloon in patients who either are not tolerating the balloon at a certain volume or in those who need a greater volume in order to lose weight is a great advance. The unusual anchor device should prevent the potential complication of balloon migration which has been an issue with other intragastric balloons used to treat obesity."
Steven Peikin, MD
Professor of Medicine
Head, Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center |
