EndoChoice has raised $57 million in a venture financing to back its latest product that launched in January--the Fuse Full Spectrum Endoscopy platform. The second-generation system is designed to ...

Whether physicians examine or operate on the bladder wall with an endoscope, they can catch a glimpse of only a miniscule section of the organ – their viewpoint is like that of someone looking through ...

Baxter Healthcare Corp. Tuesday unveiled a surgical camera system that, it says, provides clearer images of internal organs. The Opsis Video DistalCam System was introduced at the annual meeting of ...

Background and Study Aims: Capsule endoscopy is the first-line diagnostic technique for the small bowel. However, the inability to visualize the duodenal papilla is an inherent limitation of this ...

An endoscope under development by a team from the University at Buffalo combines imaging ability with light delivery, as a means to improve both cancer detection and the efficient treatment of tumors ...

A newly developed endoscope could give doctors a better view of intestinal changes caused by Crohn's disease. This additional information would help improve treatment of the painful and debilitating ...

Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis, a build-up of plaque on the inner walls of arteries which affects normal blood flow, is a major health problem worldwide. But atherosclerosis is not a ...

Aqua Medical has received investigational device exemption (IDE) from the FDA for its ablation device aimed at treating ...

If it hurts to pass water, or if there is blood in one's urine, this could be a sign of bladder cancer. An endoscopic examination will help clarify the situation: The physician inserts a rigid or ...