On 2006-Sep 07, at 12:09hrs PM, William Bulley wrote: According to Gus S Calabrese : > > I imagine that the swallower has to fast for some time before > ingesting the pillCAM to make for a "clean shot". > > I would like to try something like this on myself. Eliminates an > annoying rectal probe. This is used today in practice (as in "in production") in the medical field. It is only useful for the upper GI (gasto-intestinal) tract since the standard colonoscopy "snake" cannot reach the upper GI (aka small intestine). However, it is less than completely useful since it is unsteerable (as you point out). ^ What ho ! It is completely useful in the lower tract since the "snake" approach results in a puncture once every X procedures. ( I am not sure what X is ) I do not want a "snake" up my arse ..... AGSC ^ Regards, web... -- William Bulley Email: web@umich.edu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AGSC Augustus Gustavius Salvatore Calabrese 4337 Raleigh Street Denver, CO 720 222 1309 303 908 7716 cell adding " spam2006 " bypasses my spam blocker. Please place in the text or at the END of the subject line. ( i am hard to reach by phone ) All ideas, text, drawings and audio , that are originated by me, and included with this signature text are to be deemed to be released to the public domain as of the date of this communication . AGSC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist