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PillCam SB 3
This is a PillCam SB 3. It was invented by Gavriel Iddan and manufactured by Given Imaging Ltd.. Its medium is acrylic, led light source, lens, battery, antenna, transmitter, imager. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.
Imagined by the inventor in the 1990s as a tiny vessel with a camera traveling through the intestines, the PillCam® now replaces more invasive surgical procedures. The patient swallows the single-use “pill” and light-emitting diodes illuminate the intestinal walls, transmitting images to a wireless data recorder. The data are downloaded to a computer and analyzed by a physician.
- Swinger Model 20 Camera
- plastic, metalc.
- Museum purchase through gift of Neil Sellin.
- 1999-2-4
- Sidewall, LED Wallpaper
- machine-printed silver solution and led lights on paper support.
- Museum purchase from the Members' Acquisitions Fund of Cooper Hewitt....
- 2014-51-1
- Purma Special Camera
- bakelite (tm), acrylic, metal.
- Gift of Barry Friedman and Patricia Pastor.
- 1986-99-24
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Ophthalmoscope And Case (Germany)
- ophthalmoscope: velvet, metal, wood, optical glass; case: leather, velvet.
- Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 314016.
- 14.2012.6
- Ultrasound Machine, Vscan™, 2012
- internal: ultrasound transmitters and receivers, signal processor,....
- Courtesy of GE Healthcare.
- 13.2014.1
PillCam Demo Video
An animation showing how the PillCam device works once it has been swallowed by a medical patient.
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Tools: Extending Our Reach.
