SmartPill; A Diagnostic Tool to Assess GI Function | 合法醫療器材資訊網

TheSmartpillstudyisprovidesquantitativeassessmentofgastricemptyingtimeaswellascolonicandwholeguttransittime.Thisisimportantsincesome ...

By Dr. Bulent Ender

Symptoms of post-prandial fullness, gas, satiety and chronic abdominal bloating, are quite common in the older age population.   Although a definitive diagnosis can be challenging in some circumstances, one of the more common causes of these digestive symptoms is gastrointestinal dysmotility.   Gastroperesis and chronic constipation are quite prevalent in the adult population over age 50.   A wireless motility capsule, SmartPill, is approved by the FDA for the diagnostic evaluation of Gastroperesis and chronic constipation.  The disposable capsule has a battery life of five days and measures pressure, pH and temperature in the hollow GI tract as the pill transverses the entire distance of the digestive tract (approx. 12 yards).

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