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Background: There are many diseases that involve the gastrointestinal tract Treatment depends upon specific diagnosis This involves identifying both the nature of the disease and its precise location within the GI tract

Examples of common diseases Ulcers Cancers Inflammation (colitis, ileitis,gastritis) Arteriovenous malformations Infections

Problem: How to visualize the gastrointestinal tract in order to diagnose and treat?

ANATOMIC DISTRIBUTION Gastrointestinal Tract Stomach Small bowel Rectum Colon Esophagus

Endoscopic view of gastric ulcer

We were still left with about 20 feet of small bowel that could not be reached by endoscopes from above and below

Antenna ASIC transmitter Batteries CMOS imager Lens Illuminating LEDs Schematic diagram of M2A capsule

Normal

Arteriovenous malformation

Arteriovenous malformation with active bleeding

NSAID ulceration

Ischemic ulceration

Carcinoid tumor