Table 1.
Summary of Intragastric balloon characteristics
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FDA/CE approved
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CE approved
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Balloon type
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Orbera
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ReShape Duo
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Obalon
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Heliosphere
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Spatz
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Elipse
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| Manufacturer | Apollo Endosurgery | ReShape Medical | Obalon Therapeutics | Helioscopie Medical Implants | Spatz FGIA | Allurion Technologies |
| Filled with | Saline | Saline | Nitrogen gas | Air | Saline | Liquid |
| Capacity (mL) | 400-700 | 450 × 2 | 250 × 3 | 900-1000 | 300-900 | 550 |
| Number of balloons | 1 | 2 | Up to 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Insertion | Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Swallowed | Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Swallowed |
| Removal | Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Endoscopy | Natural pass |
| Duration | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Adjustable | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
FDA: Food and Drug Administration; CE: European Community.