Capsule endoscopy has revolutionized the investigation of small-bowel disease and seems to be superior to scintigraphy and conventional procedures for small-bowel evaluation. Nevertheless ...

Medtronic today announced the first-ever patient procedure ingestion using its next-generation PillCam Genius SB capsule ...

Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) is being increasingly used to investigate small bowel pathology. It is the gold standard for obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and iron deficiency anemia. VCE has ...

[5] In these cases, the capsule can be introduced into the stomach via conventional upper endoscopy. In patients with swallowing disorders, and especially the elderly, they may cough and expel the ...

and design and control optimization based on these models. Active research projects are focused on 3D micropatterned material mechanics; robotic capsule endoscopy design, intelligence, dynamics, and ...

This design facilitates sidewall drug ejection instead of downward, and it has a capacity of 200 microliters. Both capsule types ... in clinical settings like endoscopy suites or operating rooms.