▁for ▁severe ▁ob es ity , ▁modified ▁his ▁original ▁sil ic one ▁non - ad just able ▁band ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁using ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁by ▁adding ▁an ▁adjust able ▁portion . ▁His ▁clin ical ▁results ▁showed ▁an ▁improved ▁weight ▁loss ▁and ▁reduced ▁comp lication ▁rates ▁compared ▁with ▁the ▁non - ad just able ▁band ▁he ▁had ▁started ▁using ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁K uz m ak ' s ▁major ▁contributions ▁were ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁Mason ' s ▁teach ings ▁about ▁VB G ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁g astr ic ▁band ; ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁p ouch ; ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁overcome ▁st ap le ▁line ▁dis ruption ; ▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁sil ic one ▁and ▁the ▁essential ▁element ▁of ▁adjust ability . ▁ ▁Se par ately , ▁but ▁in ▁parallel ▁with ▁K uz m ak , ▁Hall berg ▁and ▁F ors ell ▁in ▁Stockholm , ▁Sweden ▁also ▁developed ▁an ▁adjust able ▁g astr ic ▁band . ▁After ▁further ▁work ▁and ▁modifications ▁this ▁eventually ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Ad just able ▁G astr ic ▁Band ▁( SA GB ). ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Dr . ▁D ag ▁Hall berg ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁pat ent ▁for ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Ad just able ▁G astr ic ▁Band ▁( SA GB ) ▁within ▁Sc and in av ian ▁countries . ▁In ▁late ▁March , ▁Dr . ▁Hall berg ▁presented ▁his ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁" bal lo on ▁band