Johnson & Johnson is withdrawing a device to treat debilitating acid reflux disease from markets outside the US, a move surgeons warned would set back the available treatment options for sufferers by ...

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, Heffner’s ...

Bloomberg reports today that Johnson & Johnson intends to take its Linx reflux management system off the market outside the U ...

Question: “I have acid reflux disease and have been on prescription antacid medications for years. They don’t work as well as they used to, and I’m concerned about their side effects. Are there any ...

Johnson & Johnson, which said it made the decision based on a market assessment, did not specify the markets it is leaving or ...

The longer Wol Thomas sits at her piano playing the “Ballade pour Adeline,” a gentle, sweet piece of music, the broader she smiles. “She hadn’t felt like playing for some time,” her husband, Joe, ...

Saint Peter’s University Hospital is the only area hospital offering the LINX® Reflux Management System, a minimally invasive surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The LINX ...

Hammons has been teaching English at Lindale High School for 20 years. Unplanned, Hammons became the first person in the East Texas area to receive a new, minimally invasive procedure that cured her ...

The American Medical Association created a Category 1 CPT Code for Torax’s LINX Reflux Management System for esophageal sphincter augmentation. 1. The code is effective Jan. 1, 2017. 2. Using a ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Torax Medical, Inc., a leader in therapeutic interventions for sphincter-related diseases, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), announced today the ...

For years, Sharon Nance has had to watch what she did after eating, sleep with her head elevated and take medications to combat one thing — acid reflux. Thanks to a new procedure, she doesn't have to ...