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NHS trials edible capsule cameras to detect colon cancer – Mobihealth News
The Pillcam technology is manufactured by US medical device firm Medtronic.
A national NHS trial will see patients in England given edible miniature cameras to check for signs of colon cancer.
The Pillcam Colon 2 technology, from US medical device firm Medtronic, takes images as it passes through the bowel which are transmitted to a recording device worn by the patient at their waist. After the camera has passed through the body it can be flushed away.
An initial group of 11,000 patients in more than 40 areas in England will receive the capsules, which can replace a traditional…
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