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The New GIVEN Imaging Process is Available for Capsule Endoscopy TDDC now uses a tiny TV-transmitter - about the size of a pill that a patient swallows -- to detect some gastrointestinal (GI) tract disorders. The miniature diagnostic system was developed by Given Imaging Ltd. This new technology provides a non-invasive process for diagnosis. It is simple and painless. The process is carried out in 3 easy steps. First, patients begin a fast after their evening meal. Before swallowing the miniature capsule, the patient will put on a belt, which holds a special recording device and a battery pack. The nurse or a GI technician will attach the sensor array to the patient. Then, the Given® M2A capsule is swallowed. The M2A capsule moves through the digestive track naturally taking pictures as it goes and transmitting them to the special recorder. The patient comfortably continues with regular activities throughout the GI examination without feeling sensations resulting from the capsule's passage. The capsule is excreted normally and effortlessly after it completes its journey. The video is downloaded from the recorder to the RAPID workstation that processes the video. The software also provides a localization diagram of the capsule's progress through the small intestine. This allows the physician to create reports to be viewed and printed. The visual information supplied by the Given® system makes it possible for the gastroenterologist to detect pathologies of the small intestine.

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