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FDA Clears Pure-Vu Slim Sleeve to Clean Out Colons Using Slim Colonoscopes
Motus GI, a company out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, won FDA clearance for its Pure-Vu Slim Sleeve, an extension that allows the Pure-Vu System to be used with slim colonoscopes. The Pure-Vu System allows for cleansing of the colon...
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Olympus Gets FDA Clearance for EZ Shot 3 Plus 25 G Endoscopic Ultrasound Needle
Olympus won FDA clearance for its EZ Shot 3 plus 25 G single-use endoscopic ultrasound needle for fine needle aspiration and fine needle biopsy procedures. The company also won added indications for the entire EZ Shot 3 Plus product...
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Pills to Safely Deliver Therapeutic Micromotors Inside Stomach
A number of researchers around the world are developing tiny micromotors to perform highly targeted tasks within the body. Researchers at University of California San Diego, for example, have developed micromotors that have an antibiotic...
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New Smaller Flexible Robotic Surgical System from South Korea
At KAIST, a major South Korean science and technology university, researchers have developed a flexible robotic surgical system that is designed to work on difficult to reach places. The K-FLEX endoscopic surgical robot has arms that are only...
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New Implant for GERD Avoids Swallowing Complications
A new implantable device has been approved for use in Europe to help treat acid reflux disease. The IM RefluxStop device from Implantica, a company based in Zug, Switzerland, is designed to avoid some of the limitations of current minimally...
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Nano-Optic Endoscope Allows High-Resolution Imaging
Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a new type of endoscopic imaging catheter. The catheter uses metalenses, which contain nanostructures to focus light, to achieve higher resolution imaging than...
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FUJIFILM's New Endoscopes Offer Improved Imaging and Ergonomics
FUJIFILM Medical Systems is releasing a line of new endoscopes (700 Series) that were designed to improve visualization, user comfort, and procedural efficiency. The devices feature CMOS "chip-in-the-tip" technology that places the imaging...
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DiLumen Stabilizes Scopes Within Large Intestine to Help Avoid Surgeries: Now Approved in Europe
Lumendi, a company based in Buckinghamshire, England, won European regulatory approval for its DiLumen Endolumenal Interventional Platform (EIP). The one-time-use device fits over typical endoscopes to provide stability when visualizing,...
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MedCline Sleep System for Acid Reflux Cleared in Europe
The MedCline sleep assist device from Amenity Health, a San Diego, CA firm, won European regulatory approval to be marketed as a medical device for preventing acid reflux. We at Medgadget tried the MedCline ourselves and wrote a comprehensive...
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