What Is The LINX Procedure?
The LINX® System is a small, flexible band of magnets enclosed in titanium beads which are connected by titanium wires. During LINX surgery this band of magnets is placed around the lower esophageal sphincter using a common, minimally invasive surgical technique called laparoscopy. Patients are placed under general anesthesia during the procedure, which is generally completed in less than one hour. Once implanted the device will begin working immediately to reinforce the LES. As the patient swallows the lower esophageal sphincter will expand to allow food to pass through the esophagus to the stomach, then the magnetic attraction between the beads helps the LES to close back up again after swallowing, preventing reflux.