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While the debate over who's going to pay for health care rages on, technology that will assist the diagnosis and treatment of patients is falling into place.
Once swallowed by a patient, the device is moved by remote control around the stomach and further down the digestive system using its small mechanical legs, which grip the side of the intestine walls.
It is hoped this kind of device will be more comfortable for a patient than the more traditional method of investigating their stomach - a fiber-optic endoscope - which has to be pushed into the body by a clinician.
The device was developed between 2003 and 2005 with the support of the European Commission.
Photo credit: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Caption by: Andy Smith
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