Device Category Dossier

Tube, gastric calibration

Device Category Dossier for Tube, gastric calibration. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Gastric calibration tubes are hollow, elongated cylinders with an attached inflatable balloon used for the creation and sizing of an upper stomach pouch. These devices are intended for use in bariatric surgery to treat patients suffering from obesity, indicated for oral insertion during gastric bypass, mini gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, or revision surgery for these procedures, to calibrate and position the gastric pouch.