PillCam capsule endoscopy camera in display box, by Medtronic, 2000-2016. The model is an exact replica of a Pillcam capsule endoscopy. This model is used by doctors to explain the procedure to their patient. . The box contains two batteries allowing the camera light to flash.

Looking inside the body is key to many diagnostic and screening procedures. Most commonly, this is done using an endoscopy, which involves a thin, flexible camera being inserted into the body through an opening like the mouth or bottom.

The endoscopy capsule offers a minimally invasive alternative to the traditional procedure. The patient swallows capsule containing the camera which has a wide-angle view allowing nearly 360° coverage of the colon. It takes about 30,000 pictures before passing naturally from the body, which usually occurs before the end of its 10-hour battery life. The first generation of PillCam was introduced to the market in 2001.

Lid from PillCam capsule endoscopy camera in display box, by Medtronic, 2000-2016. The model is an exact replica of a Pillcam capsule endoscopy. This model is used by doctors to explain the procedure to their patient. . The box contains two batteries allowing the camera light to flash.

Looking inside the body is key to many diagnostic and screening procedures. Most commonly, this is done using an endoscopy, which involves a thin, flexible camera being inserted into the body through an opening like the mouth or bottom.

The endoscopy capsule offers a minimally invasive alternative to the traditional procedure. The patient swallows capsule containing the camera which has a wide-angle view allowing nearly 360° coverage of the colon. It takes about 30,000 pictures before passing naturally from the body, which usually occurs before the end of its 10-hour battery life. The first generation of PillCam was introduced to the market in 2001.