Health Care Service Corporation issued a medical coverage policy for Torax Medical’s LINX Reflux Management System. 1. Health Care Service Corporation is the fourth largest commercial health insurer ...

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 ...

(Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will withdraw a device to treat acid reflux disease from certain markets outside the United States, citing commercial reasons. The company has decided ...

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 ...

Surgeons place it around the lower part of the esophagus to help prevent stomach acid from flowing back up, which causes ...

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 ...

Treating patients with GERD with magnetic sphincter augmentation using the Linx Reflux Management System helped reduce disease-related and overall medical costs in the year following surgery, ...

FDA has announced it has approved Torax Medical’s LINX Reflux Management System for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a news release. The LINX Reflux Management System is a ...