Scientists have developed a pill-shaped, swallowable camera that can be controlled by physicians once ingested to help doctors diagnose digestive issues.
Ingestible pill-shaped endoscopes are not a new idea. Last year, PetaPixel reported on the Pillcam which is just such a device, but it had limitations just like all other swallowable pill cameras: doctors can’t control it once it is ingested.
Traditional pill cameras are driven only by gravity and the natural movement of a subject’s body, which limits what doctors can actually see. That is poised to change as scientists from George Washington University have developed a first-of-its-kind system that allows physicians to remotely “drive” a pill capsule through all the regions of the stomach to see and photograph potential problem areas.
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