B ern ard ▁Cad ière ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁apply ▁an ▁adjust able ▁band ▁( the ▁K uz m ak ▁AS GB ▁device ) ▁by ▁the ▁la par os cop ic ▁approach . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁couple ▁of ▁years , ▁the ▁K uz m ak ▁AS GB ▁was ▁modified ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁suitable ▁for ▁la par os cop ic ▁impl ant ation , ▁eventually ▁emer ging ▁as ▁the ▁modern ▁lap ▁band . ▁This ▁land mark ▁innov ation ▁was ▁driven ▁by ▁Bel ach ew , ▁Cad ière , ▁F av rett i ▁and ▁O ’ B rien ; ▁the ▁In amed ▁Development ▁Company ▁engine ered ▁the ▁device . ▁The ▁first ▁human ▁la par os cop ic ▁impl ant ation ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁developed ▁lap ▁band ▁was ▁performed ▁by ▁Bel ach ew ▁and ▁le ▁Grand ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁in ▁H uy , ▁Belg ium , ▁followed ▁on ▁ 8 ▁September , ▁by ▁Cad ière ▁and ▁F av rett i ▁in ▁Pad ua , ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Broad b ent ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁Cat ona ▁in ▁Italy , ▁impl anted ▁non - ad just able ▁( M ol ina - type ) ▁g astr ic ▁bands ▁by ▁la par os copy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁la par os cop ic ▁band ▁work shop ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁on ▁the ▁SA GB ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Single ▁port ▁la par os copy ▁( SP