Allergan公司以销售肉毒杆菌而出名,尝试用产品Lap-Band打入减肥市场。
It is an inflatable loop which the surgeon fits near the top of the stomach, which helps thepatient feel sated earlier.
Lap-Band是一圈松紧带,外科医生可以用它绕住患者胃的上部,这样患者会提前有腹饱感。
Allergan has captured about 70% of the worldwide market for gastric bands and balloons, butsales are now shrinking.
Allergan公司在全球胃部束带和充气袋市场占有率达70%,但是如今销量却有所下降。
The recession has sapped consumers desire for expensive surgery.
经济不景气让消费者忍住做昂贵的手术的欲望。
Some patients have had bands removed because they slipped or proved ineffective.
有些病人甚至连束带也不用了,因为束带打滑或者没有效果。
Last year the FDA approved the Lap-Band s use in patients who are only slightly overweight,but insurers have refused to pay.
去年,美国食品药物管理局同意,微超重病人使用 Lap-Band,但是保险公司却拒绝付款。
In January David Pyott, Allergan s chief executive, said he would scrap an effort to marketthe band for teenagers.
一月份,Allergan公司首席执行官David Pyott说,他将放弃在年轻人束带市场的努力。
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