Capsule Camera

Contents
.Introduction to Pill Camera
.Coventional Method
.Description
.Components of Pill Camera
.Inside a Capsule Pill Camera
.Endoscope Procedure
.Uses
.Advantages
.Drawbacks & Overcomes
.Conclutions
Introduction to Capsule Camera

. Imagine a vitamin pill-sized camera

that could travel through
your body taking pictures, helping
diagnose a problem which
doctor previously would have found
only through surgery.
 Conventional Method
.The convetional method that Doctors would have prefered earlier was
Endoscopy Procedure.By which Doctor able to see the inside l lining of digestive
tract.This Examination is performed using an Endoscope a flexible fiber optic
tube with a tiny TV camera at the end. The camera is connected to the either an
eyepieces for direct viewing or video screen that displays the images on a colour
tv.This procedure used for Gastro Intestinal(GI) disease and treatment as well...
 Description
The device, called the given Diagnostic Imaging System, comes in capsule
form and contains a camera, lights, transmitter and batteries.

The latest pill camera is sized at 26*11 mm and is capable of transmitting 50,000
color images during its traversal through the digestive system of patient.
Components of Capsule Camera

Optical Dome Lens holder Lens Antennae

The Optical Dome
contains the Light accommodates It is arranged behind the arranged at the end of
Receiving Window the lens Light Receiving Window. the capsule

Illuminating CMOS image Battery

ASIC
LED’S sensor arranged together
Around the Lens &
Transmitter
just behind the CMOS
highly sensitive and The ASIC Transmitter
CMOS Image Sensor, Image Sensor.
produces very high is arranged behind the
four LED’s are present
quality images Batteries
Inside a Capsule Camera

Product 3
Endoscope Procedure
Capsule is swallowed by the
patient like a conventional pill.

It takes images as it is propelled

forward by peristalsis.

A wireless recorder, worn on a

belt, receives the images
transmitted by the pill

A computer workstation
processes the data and produces
a continuous still images
 Uses : to detect
Crohn's Disease.

Malabsorption Disorders

Tumors of the small intestine &

.
Vascular Disorders

Ulcerative Colitis

Related To Small Bowel Injury

Unexplained abdominal pain

 Advantage
No Hospital stay

Non invasive and paniless no side effect

Miniature size, so can move easily through the

digestive system.

Images taken are of very high quality which are sent

almost instantaneously to the data recorder for

Accurate, precise and effective.

Images taken are of very high quality which are sent

almost instantaneously to the data recorder for storage.

Helps with early and accurate diagnosis of GI problem.

 Limitations
Impossible to control Camera behavior..

Inability to perform therapeutic interventions..

Inability to perform therapeutic interventions..

Limited battery life

Cost(ranges from $1,020 to $2,556)

Lack of real-time imaging

The Pill will get stucked if there is a partial obstruction in

the small intestine.
 Conclusion
The pill camera has revolutionized the field of
diagnostic imaging to a great extent and has
proved to be of great help to physicians all over
the world.
Thank You