ABSTRACT
This chapter will discuss the instruments and technology currendy used by many surgeons to perform LGB. The examples presented are from United States Surgical* but many are available from other manufacturing sources. As this writing is about a most advanced and challenging procedure, it is assumed the reader has an under standing of basic laparoscopic equipment. It is important to recognize that al though current technology has enabled surgeons to perform LGB safely and effectively, further advances are needed to aid surgeons in their continued efforts to refine this procedure.
