Allergan Lap-Band Effective for Wider Use, FDA Says
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Allergan Inc.’s Lap-Band weight-loss device is safe and effective in more obese people than it’s now approved to treat, U.S. regulators said.
Clinical trials showed the Lap-Band improved health-related quality of life in patients who aren’t so obese as current users, the Food and Drug Administration said today. Approval would make Lap-Band available, for instance, to a 5-foot-9 inch man who weighs 203 to 236 pounds, compared with the current minimum of 270 for that height.