PillBot is an American innovation that will generate a lot of talk. MRI, X-ray, scanner or endoscopy, all these procedures allow doctors to discover if a patient suffers from a lesion, an ulcer or a tumor. But these medical techniques are sometimes laborious. For example, endoscopy (this long tube that passes through the throat) requires the intervention of 3 to 4 health professionals and approximately five medical visits.
The innovation that could put an end to this, or at least alleviate doctor work and patient exhaustion, is the “PillBot.” A mini-camera capable of filming in ultra HD, which does not require any hospitalization or intervention. The famous pill began its testing phases this June.
PillBot, a simple pill to swallow
This real “miniature submarine” as described France Info, has a propulsion system to guide it remotely and lights to illuminate body tissues. The image is transmitted live on a screen allowing health professionals to make their diagnosis.
To do this, you simply swallow the capsule. This very simple process is also much less expensive: a boon for the finances of the health system and for patients in countries without social security. If the exploration of the pillbot only takes place in the digestive system, medicine would like to develop more miniature robots to avoid having to open bodies (a process that is always risky). In addition, this miracle pill can encourage people to get more screening for colon cancer, which usually involves colonoscopy, a much more dissuasive procedure.
