Medtronic reported that a patient has completed the first procedure with the latest version of its ingestible camera, used to perform capsule-based endoscopy in the clinic as well as at home during a ...

DUBLIN, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance ...

PillCam SB3 @HOME offers a telehealth option for direct visualization and monitoring of the small intestine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the PillCam™ Small Bowel 3 @HOME program ...

Israel-based Given Imaging’ PillCam may one day eliminate the need for colonoscopy and other invasive gastrointestinal testing methods, according to the Jewish Business News. The PillCam takes eight ...

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that the use of a wireless pill camera, like Given Imaging's PillCam, in its current generation, is not as effective as a ...

Colonoscopies can be an uncomfortable procedure for patients who may already be worried about what results will be found. When the results are inconclusive, a patient's options can be limited, causing ...

If you're a fan of the television show House, you may have already heard of Israel-based Given Imaging's PillCam. However, Joshua Devine, a high school sophomore who lives near San Diego, became one ...

WASHINGTON - Given Imaging Ltd. said Monday it has won U.S. approval for an ingestible pill camera that can help doctors screen the large intestine for polyps and other early signs of colon cancer.

Medtronic plc MDT recently announced the receipt of the FDA 510 (k) clearance for its PillCam Small Bowel 3 @HOME (SB3) system for remote endoscopy procedures. The latest approval for PillCam further ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Cameras in the colon. Pop a pill and get ...

Lending a new meaning to the old phrase, "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning," U.S. regulators have recently cleared PillCam, a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with ...

What if you could swap your colonoscopy for a pill? No need to knock you out, for you to miss a day of work or for you to recruit somebody for a ride home in your post-scope sedative haze. At a ...