Goodbye Acid Reflux For people who want something reversible, and minimally invasive, the LINX is the only FDA-approved option. Holly McCool Heimsath was the first person in North Texas to have ...

"We had, at one point, 40 patients," Dunn said, describing appeals for coverage denials for the Linx, an implantable device that controls acid-reflux and is made by the Shoreview medical device ...

The LINX device (pictured here) is implanted at the bottom of the esophagus to strengthen the lower esophageal sphincter, which is weak in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) patients.

A medical procedure now offered in Baton Rouge can instantly relieve symptoms of even the most severe cases of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux.

The LINX Reflux Management System is a new treatment for acid reflux, a digestive order that causes heartburn, nagging cough and other chronic symptoms in 10 million to 20 million U.S. patients.

PHILADELPHIA — Acid reflux disease was making Jeff Pugh's life miserable. Like millions of Americans, he took medications to suppress and counteract the digestive juices that backed up from his ...

Stomach acid has a pH of around 2. That’s strong enough to eat through some metals. We use it to digest an amazing variety of foods, absorb important nutrients and to fight off food-borne diseases.

Torax Medical Inc. has received regulatory approval from the European Union to sell an implantable device that treats patients suffering from acid reflux disease. The company’s Linx device is ...

Approved by the FDA last year after being in clinical trials since 2007, the LINX device is a titanium ring of magnetic beads. It is placed around the lower end of the esophagus to strengthen the ...

Gastrointestinal reflux disease, commonly referred to as GERD, was making Sandy Deakins miserable. Despite taking omeprazole, marketed as Prilosec, a commonly used drug to control acid reflux, Deak… ...

LINX magnetic device can control acid reflux. wls. By ABC7. Thursday, April 11, 2013. LOS ANGELES . For 10 years, 54-year-old Tricia Carr couldn't stomach a typical American breakfast.

For 10 years, 54-year-old Tricia Carr couldn't stomach a typical American breakfast. Her acid reflux was getting worse. Since medications didn't work for her, she decided to try a minimally ...