1. Gastro Concepts secured FDA clearance for Air Assist in December, a device designed to prevent air and carbon dioxide from escaping during colonoscopy+3. The device maintains colonic distension for ...

Diagnosing sleep disorders such as sleep apnea usually requires a patient to spend the night in a sleep lab, hooked up to a variety of sensors and monitors. Researchers from MIT, Celero Systems, and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The swallowed capsule detected the presence of blood with a sensitivity and specificity of 92.9% and 90.6%, ...

SAN DIEGO — A real-time, blood-sensing capsule (PillSense) is a safe and effective diagnostic tool for patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding that can aid patient triage, reduce ...

Here is a list of statistics on the U.S. GI and endoscopic device market from Millennium Resource Group’s report, US Markets for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Devices 2010. 1. In 2009, the U.S. market ...

Inspired by the jets of water that squids use to propel themselves through the ocean, a team developed an ingestible capsule that releases a burst of drugs directly into the lining of the stomach or ...