A piece of equipment used for a procedure known as capsule endoscopy. It was developed in the late 20th century and was approved for use by the food and drug administration in 2001.
Description
The camera is about 1 inch long and one-half inch in diameter, with rounded edges making it shaped like a drug capsule . It is comprised of a camera, flash, plastic capsule, and transmitter
(at present, usually Bluetooth (TM)). It is small enough to be swallowed.
The purpose of usage
The pill camera is most often used when a disease of the small intestine is suspected. The upper digestive tract can usually be examined with an endoscope, and for problems with the large intestine a colonoscopy is preferred. However, neither of those two procedures allow examination of the small intestine. In addition the pill camera is minimally invasive. However, unlike endoscopy and colonoscopy, a pill camera cannot be used to treat a pathology. More than 1,000,000 patients worldwide have benefited from the PillCam video capsules"1".
The resources
"1" Capsule Endoscopy
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