Whenever anyone makes a trip to the doctor for a checkup, one of the things everyone wants to avoid is having something crammed up their butt. It’s a serious problem.
Fortunately, medical science has heard you loud and clear. Introducing the PillCam Colon. All the patient needs to do is swallow it with a glass of water.
From the Press Release:
“The capsule measures 11 mm by 31 mm — roughly the size of a large vitamin pill. Since the lumen of the colon is wider than the small bowel and it is highly compartmentalized, the Company has integrated new features into PillCam COLON. The capsule has tiny cameras at each end which capture 4 images a second for up to 10 hours. Each camera contains automatic lighting control and captures more than twice the coverage area and depth of field of the PillCam(TM) SB capsule that is used to diagnose diseases in the small intestine. Pivotal multi-center trials are underway in Europe and the U.S.”
The PillCam Colon is expected to be accepted by the FDA sometime by the end of 2006. It is also important to note that capsule endoscopy is covered by several major insurance companies, including Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and Oxford.
