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High-volume, low-pressure gastric band designed to minimize tissue trauma. The balloon design in our gastric bands has proven performance spanning more than 20 years of clinical experience. In fact, no adjustable gastric band is safer or more effective for weight-loss surgery than the REALIZE Band.3
The REALIZE Gastric Band is:
- Safe and effective – Evenly distributed pressure - 360° balloon inflation area provides coverage of the stomach anatomy and minimizes tissue damage to the surrounding area.
- Comfortable – Soft, flexible balloon construction provides maximum comfort with minimal dysphagia to your patient.
- Dependable – With the widest band available for maximum surface contact, it ensures secure placement.3 Also, the diamond-shaped lock indicator is visible and provides tactile feedback when securely locked.
- Easy to use – Soft, flexible radiopaque band with rounded edges help make placement easier. Also, fast tube connection to the port.
- Efficient – With one universal size, it eliminates the selection process and can apply to a range of stomach sizes.
The REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band is a laparoscopically implanted medical device. It is intended for use in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. The implant is a silicone assembly that consists of three integral components: the reinforcing band, the balloon and the tubing.
Features include:
- Reinforcing band – provides structural support for the balloon and contains the mechanisms for locking the ends of the gastric band together.
- Ability to unlock if repositioning is necessary
- 360˚ coverage around the stomach – The balloon is designed to hold 0 to 9ml of saline.
- One-size bands – Fit is customized by increasing or decreasing fluid via the injection port.
PRODUCT CODE | DESCRIPTION | EA/BX |
|---|---|---|
RLZB22 | REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band. Includes REALIZE Injection Port and Applier and REALIZE mySUCCESS® Patient Registration | 1 |
RLZB22D | REALIZE Band and Dissector. Contains 1 each of RLZB22 and RGBRS1 | 1 |
RLZB22DG | REALIZE Band, Dissector and Calibration Tube. Contains 1 each of RLZB22, RGBRS1 & RGCT360 | 1 |
Looking for more specific instruction regarding our devices? Here are various materials and media to explain and walk you through the proper steps for their use. For the full steps to use of any of our devices, please refer to the package insert.
With the REALIZE® Low-pressure Balloon, filling does not cause the material to strain or stretch. A balloon that is not under strain is able to conform to tissue more easily than a balloon under strain. Lap Band® System balloon walls strain when filled to less than half of their maximum fill volume.1
REALIZE Band and REALIZE Band-C remains in the low-pressure zone throughout the fill volume range* while Lap Band® System products cross into the high-pressure zone early in their adjustment range.1
REALIZE Bands - Universal size
REALIZE Bands come in one universal length, and have the largest isostatic adjustment range in the market with REALIZE Band-C having a 14% greater adjustment range than the REALIZE Band.†
* The dividing line indicates the point at which the balloon becomes pressurized causing balloon walls to stretch.1
† Based on bench top measurements of stoma areas.1
