Video of LINX Procedures

LINX Procedure with Subtitles

https://youtu.be/iDhq7Tr5FIA

Video of the LINX Procedure with additional footage

Transcript:00:07 Disrupting minimal tissue, circumferential dissection is completed around the esophagus in the area of the gastroesophageal junction.00:20 The posterior vagus is isolated.00:30 The esophagus is sized and the device is introduced.00:37 Once the device is placed the ends are secured.00:48 This completes the LINX procedure.

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