Volume 137, Issue 2, Pages 434-439 (August 2009) The Future Is Wireless: Advances in Wireless Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologies in Gastroenterology  Virender K. Sharma  Gastroenterology  Volume 137, Issue 2, Pages 434-439 (August 2009) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.029 Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A 3D reconstruction of a porcine colon using the check cap imaging capsule. The blue circle highlights a 5-mm polyp that was created in the porcine colon using an isodense submucosal silicone implants and was detected by the imaging capsule. Gastroenterology 2009 137, 434-439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.029) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Prototype Rotational Micro Biopsy Capsule Device. (Courtesy Prof. Doyoung Jeon, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea.) Gastroenterology 2009 137, 434-439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.029) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Vision of VECTOR Capsule with different diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities. Gastroenterology 2009 137, 434-439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.029) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Philips Research's intelligent pill (iPill) for electronically controlled drug delivery. The iPill is an 11- × 26-mm capsule that incorporates a microprocessor, battery, pH sensor, temperature sensor, RF wireless transceiver, fluid pump, and drug reservoir. Gastroenterology 2009 137, 434-439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.029) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Bion MicroStimulator (27 mm long × 3.3 mm in diameter). Gastroenterology 2009 137, 434-439DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2009.06.029) Copyright © 2009 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions