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 ...

A new technology may someday become an alternative to colonoscopy to detect colon cancer. It's a pill that patients swallow to give doctors an internal view they've never gotten before. That’s what ...

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Given Imaging released 10 abstracts supporting the clinical use of PillCam COLON for a non-invasive, radiation-free colon exam. The abstracts show data to back up conclusions, such as that the device ...

The FDA has cleared Medtronic's ($MDT) PillCam COLON 2 ingestible capsule for an expanded indication in patients who are at major risks for colonoscopy or moderate ...

(NBC NEWS) - While she plugs away at her work computer, Jill Flack simultaneously undergoes an important cancer screening. "I am flattered and once I heard about it, I jumped on it. I said that's ...

Given Imaging has announced it has filed an FDA application seeking regulatory clearance to market its PillCam COLON 2 for visualization of the lower gastrointestinal tract, according to a news ...

Given Imaging, a company focused on capsule endoscopy, has announced that it has received clearance to market its PillCam COLON in Japan from the country’s Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency.

PillCam COLON 2 received the CE Mark in September 2009 and is commercially available throughout Europe, Latin America, Canada, Australia and parts of Asia. A pivotal study is under way in the U.S.

In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether it's cars, robots, personal gadgetry or industrial machines, Candace Lombardi examines the moving parts that keep our ...