Publication/Creation Date

June 1 2018

Creators/Contributors

IntroMedic Co Ltd. (contributor)
Stratis Medical Inc. (contributor)
Food And Drug Administration (FDA) (contributor)
Sarah Faulkner (creator)
William Bookwalter (contributor)
Paul Akerman (contributor)

Description

"Korea-based medtech company IntroMedic inked a deal with Stratis Medical to distribute its MicroCam video capsule endoscopy system in the U.S. The device is designed to visualize and monitor the small bowel mucosa. The MicroCam is the first capsule endoscopy system with E-Field Propagation or Human Body Communication, according to Stratis Medical – the proprietary tech uses the human body as a communication medium to provide high-resolution images for consistent and accurate monitoring of the small bowel."

Augments

Diagnosing, Seeing, Sensing

Technology Keywords

Ingestible Electronic Devices, Capsule Endoscopies, Electric Field Propagation, Human Body Communication (HBC), Medical Imaging, Sensors, Cameras

Keywords

Medical, Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Regulation

Marketing Keywords

IntroMedic, MiroCam, Stratis Medical

Source

https://www.massdevice.com/koreas-intromedic-wins-fda-nod-for-mirocam-capsule-endoscope-inks-u-s-distro-deal/