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Andhra Pradesh-Hyderabad
By Our Special Correspondent
The M2A capsule, as it is known, moves smoothly and painlessly throughout the gastrointestinal tract, transmitting colour and video images. Mr.Naidu administered the capsule to one Praveen from Karimnagar, who is said to be suffering from an acute intestinal problem. A video presentation of how the capsule transmits images as it travels in the body was made at the launching ceremony. The Israeli technology, approved by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) last August and adopted by other countries, was introduced for the first time in Asia by the Hyderabad-based Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG) and Vishal Surgicals. Mr. Chandrababu Naidu hailed the launch of the capsule as yet another milestone in the emergence of Hyderabad as the `health capital of India'. He called upon the doctors and technicians to strive to make the capsule cost effective. The Chief Minister was all praise for D. Nageshwar Reddy, Director of the AIG, "for his untiring efforts'' in bringing in the new technology for treating the complicated gastro problems. "He is a gift to the State," Mr. Naidu said. The new technologies should ultimately reach the common man, he stressed. Mr. Naidu said gastro diseases accounted for 30 per cent of the diseases in India. The Government was keen on introducing telemedicine in all the hospitals in the State, he said. The Health Minister, N. Janardhan Reddy, and others spoke. Addressing mediapersons, Dr. Nageshwar Reddy explained that the capsule endoscope would be used only on those patients whose disease could not be detected by traditional endoscopy. The capsule is currently manufactureed by M/s Givenimaging of Isreal and marketed by Vishal Surgicals. The capsule costs Rs 25,000 a piece. The entire unit used for the endoscope costs about Rs 25 lakhs. The Institute would make efforts to bring down the cost. The capsule contains two light flashing devices to supply light in the dark tunnel of the intestine. There is a camera chip made up of complementary metal oxide sulphide, which captures the pictures and sends it by antenna to a receiver which is worn by the patient. The data of the images is downloaded after eight hours, the time taken for the capsule to travel through the small intestine. The images can be seen on a computer using rapid software.
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