medical device

New Device to Help Paralyzed Patients Walk Again

An Israel-based company plans to launch a device in January that uses motors and sensors to help paralyzed patients stand, walk and, in some cases, climb stairs, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

FDA Considers Weight-Loss Implant for the Barely Obese

Allergan's Lap-Band, a device implanted in the stomach to limit the amount of food that can be ingested, is already on the market to help the very obese lose weight. But now the company hopes to win approval for less obese patients to use the band.