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| September 15, 2001 | Mechcatie, Elizabeth | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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A single-use, ingestible capsule that contains a tiny video camera. After it is swallowed by a patient, it takes video images of the small intestine as peristalsis moves it through the small and large intestines. The device is designed to visualize the inside of the entire small intestine to detect polyps, cancer, or causes of bleeding and anemia, "enabling doctors to see areas that the endoscope cannot reach," according to the FDA.

* Usage: The patient swallows the capsule (the size of a large pill), which contains a light, camera, transmitter, and batteries. Video images of the small intestine are transmitted to a data recorder that the patient wears ...

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