The Wireless SmartPill pH.p Capsule

By Leah Cheng

September 10, 2006 at 3:17 am

17470090706smartpill The Wireless SmartPill pH.p Capsule
Will scientific wonders ever cease? The FDA has approved the sale of the SmartPill pH.p Capsule. It’s a small blue electronic device shaped like a pill that is meant to be swallowed. Because of it’s wireless capablilites it can transmit data [via a reciever worn by the patient] as it is passing through the gastrointestinal tract. The receiver is then returned to the doctor while the pill can be disposed. This provides medicial professionals an alternative to treating Gastroparesis. (Source: Technology Review) –Leah Cheng

 



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