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Endoscope pill not responsible for patient death
An Israeli Ministry of Health committee has investigated the death of an Israeli patient several days following his ingestion of a video camera capsule developed by Israeli company Given Imaging. The committee established that there was no connection between the capsule and the patient's death.
An Israeli Ministry of Health committee has investigated the death of an Israeli patient several days following his ingestion of a video camera capsule developed by Israeli company Given Imaging. The committee established that there was no connection between the capsule and the patient's death.
Gavriel D Meron, president and CEO of Given Imaging, said: "We regret the death of the patient and send our condolences to the family. Given Imaging welcomes the committee's comprehensive examination which underscores previous studies showing that the video capsule is safe and can not harm or perforate the intestine."
The endoscopic capsule has been subject to hundreds of medical studies. The device is aimed at being a useful tool for diagnosing small bowel diseases such as Crohn's, tumors, bleeding, unexplained stomach pain and diarrhoea. More than 122,000 patients have swallowed the capsule as part of diagnosis and treatment since approval by the US FDA in 2001.