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 invasive ...

An innovative surgical procedure that uses magnets to control acid reflux disease is effective and has few side effects, a new study shows. The LINX Reflux Management System uses laparoscopic surgery ...

Mar. 20—LIMA — Dr. Jeremy Heffner, general surgeon at Lima Memorial Health System, has recently performed more than 100 LINX Reflux Management System procedures. According to a recent press release, ...

Q: What is the LINX® Reflux Management System? A: The LINX® Reflux Management System is an FDA-approved device implanted laparoscopically. The system relies upon a flexible bracelet of magnetic ...

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies subsidiary Ethicon’s Linx Reflux Management System was “significantly more effective” at treating gastrointestinal reflux disease than acid suppression ...

Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., has announced it will be one of the first healthcare organizations in the United States to offer the LINX Reflux Management System to treat gastroesophageal reflux ...

DAYTONA BEACH – Halifax Health will introduce the community to Linx Reflux Management System – a revolutionary solution for sufferers of chronic heartburn and acid reflux – during a presentation by Dr ...

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 ...

One in five Americans suffers from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), known colloquially as acid reflux. Acid reflux is a digestive disorder in in which acid backs up from the stomach into the ...

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 invasive ...