I was skimming the ClinicalTrials.gov site and found this :

EasyBand GOAL Trial - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov

It is a trial for a new band that Allergan, makers of LapBand, have developed. It sounds like it will not have a port and will be controlled with telemetrically, like a pacemaker. Interesting...

Anyone have any thoughts??

I have been watching this product for some time. It seems very interesting...

I have mixed views of the device.

looks the same but no needle sticks to fill.

So, is this saying you can open and close your band whenever you want to? Like you have control over the device? WEIRD...

I think only doc's can control it. I doubt they send you home with the remote.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure you still go in for an adjustment, you just don't get pricked with a needle to do it. It sounds very interesting to me.

Can you just imagine the future of bands? Someday perhaps they will "auto" adjust? This is exciting.

But (there's always a "but" for me) if I were being banded when it's available it would be a lot to consider... something fresh from the trials vs products that have been in use in the real world longer. If the electronic components break, do you have to get a whole new band or just a new port? Will a microwave make it fill and unfill, if it's on the fritz? Silly yes, but what might interfere with it? Magnets? I don't know. What's the life expectancy of the electronics?

I do think it's very very exciting that the future looks even more promising for banding. But I have to ask the questions, it's my nature. It took two years of my husband being banded to convince me that this might work for me. LOL I figured if he could succeed maybe I can. I had to SEE with my own eyes that he could lose weight and not feel starved or miserable before I did it. I couldn't just trust clinical trials and I didn't know anyone personally who was banded during that two years besides him. (Note: when I say "know anyone personally" I mean having a relationship with someone that's more than just having a couple of conversations with an acquaintance.)

But again, I do believe the future will be better and better, thanks for posting the info.

What if there's a software error? Would you need another surgery?

I guess it's no different than a port flipping, or some such. Just seems like there might be more room for failure when you get computers involved.

That is why I have mixed feelings on this device. I know that if you ahve a pacemaker, you won't be eligible for this device because they are also adjusted telemetrically.

While it does have a similar anatomy to current bands, from what I understand there isn't really a part to inflate/deflate, it will be adjusted similar to a hose clamp, with a twisting mechanism in the interior of the band clasp.

What if there's a software error? Would you need another surgery?

I guess it's no different than a port flipping, or some such. Just seems like there might be more room for failure when you get computers involved.

Let's just hope Microsoft isn't developing the software.

also, anyone check the trials out? You may get banded for free?!?!?

also, anyone check the trials out? You may get banded for free?!?!?

Hey, for free I might be able to get over my fear of letting someone else's software run my stomach.