A magnetic soft endoscopic capsule-inflated intragastric balloon for weight management

• Main Authors: Do, Thanh Nho, Ho, Khek Yu, Phee, Soo Jay
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Adaptive Clinical Trial; Weight Management
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80475; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46496
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Overweight and obesity have been identified as a cause of high risk diseases like diabetes and cancer. Although conventional Intragastric Balloons (IGBs) have become an efficient and less invasive method for overweight and obesity treatment, the use of conventional tools such as catheter or endoscop...