jan 1, 2001 - PillCam
Description:
Israeli company Given Imaging developed PillCam, a swallowable miniature camera that allowed doctors to examine the digestive tract without conventional invasive endoscopy. Capsule endoscopy transformed the diagnosis of diseases of the small intestine and became a widely adopted medical technology, helping create an entirely new field of ingestible diagnostic imaging.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 2001
Now
~ 25 years ago