Safety and effectiveness of REALIZE adjustable gastric band: 5-year prospective study.

"Disclosures The study sponsor, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., was involved in the study design and the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Edward Phillips owns Johnson and Johnson stock. Jaime Ponce and Scott Cunneen are paid consultants for Ethicon. Michael Schwiers, Jason Waggoner, and Janet DeMarchi are Ethicon employees. Sunil Bhoyrul, Moises Jacobs, Eddie Gomez, Mark Kipnes, and Robert Marema have no conflicts of interest. The study sponsor, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., was involved in the study design and the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Edward Phillips owns Johnson and Johnson stock. Jaime Ponce and Scott Cunneen are paid consultants for Ethicon. Michael Schwiers, Jason Waggoner, and Janet DeMarchi are Ethicon employees. Sunil Bhoyrul, Moises Jacobs, Eddie Gomez, Mark Kipnes, and Robert Marema have no conflicts of interest."

"The authors wish to acknowledge professional medical writing services from Natalie Edwards. Funding for this study was provided by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., the manufacturer of the REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band. The authors wish to acknowledge professional medical writing services from Natalie Edwards. Funding for this study was provided by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., the manufacturer of the REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band. Funding for this study was provided by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., the manufacturer of the REALIZE Adjustable Gastric Band. The study sponsor was involved in the study design and the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data."