" ▁at ▁the ▁Swedish ▁S urg ical ▁Society ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁SA GB ▁in ▁a ▁controlled ▁series ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁procedures . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁la par os cop ic ▁surg ery ▁was ▁not ▁common ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Hall berg ▁and ▁his ▁assistant , ▁Dr . ▁Peter ▁F ors ell , ▁started ▁performing ▁the ▁open ▁technique ▁to ▁impl ant ▁the ▁SA GB . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Dr . ▁F ors ell ▁was ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁different ▁sur ge ons ▁in ▁Switzerland , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Germany ▁who ▁began ▁to ▁impl ant ▁the ▁SA GB ▁with ▁the ▁la par os cop ic ▁technique . ▁Dr . ▁F ors ell ▁fully ▁owned ▁the ▁pat ent ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Dr . ▁F ors ell ▁presented ▁the ▁SA GB ▁at ▁an ▁international ▁work shop ▁for ▁b ariat ric ▁surg ery ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁and ▁from ▁then ▁on , ▁the ▁SA GB ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁impl anted ▁la par os cop ically . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁SA GB ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁a ▁Swedish ▁company , ▁AT OS ▁Medical . ▁ ▁The ▁la par os cop ic ▁era ▁The ▁advent ▁of ▁surg ical ▁la par os copy ▁has ▁transformed ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁b ariat ric ▁surg ery ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁g astr ic ▁band ▁a ▁more ▁appe aling ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁surg ical ▁management ▁of ▁ob es ity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Prof . ▁Guy -