Magnet-Controlled Camera in the Body (IMAGE)

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Magnet-Controlled Camera in the Body

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The camera pill is not larger than a candy. It can be swallowed by the patient. The doctor steers it through esophagus and stomach by a magnetic device.

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Fraunhofer

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