As explained thus far, the evolution of endoscopes has been driven by doctors who have always dreamt of bringing better care to patients and by engineers who made efforts to make these dreams come true. It has also been supported by new technological developments and materials that are immediately incorporated into product design in order to accelerate the evolution by leaps and bounds.
Efforts to develop the endoscopes of tomorrow still continue to this date. One such area of endeavor focuses on capsule endoscopes. A capsule endoscope will be in the form of a capsule in which a variety of endoscopic functions will be embedded. The self-propelled capsule will travel throughout the interior of an organ, as instructed, while transmitting images via a wireless device for display on the monitor screen. Engineers are working continuously to overcome a number of challenges in an attempt to bring this dream device closer to a reality. |
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| Outer view of a capsule endoscope designed for observation purposes |
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