Friday, February 27, 2009

iPhone? iPill? Same difference...

It seems like something you would see on a science fiction movie--but no.
This thing is real and it's here.


Philips's R&D unit is currently working on an 11-by-26-millimeter capsule. This tiny device is loaded with tiny sensors, a microprocessor, a fluid pump, a wireless transmitter, and medication. Patients can ingest it just like any other pill. This device permits doctors to deliver drugs directly to a specific area of the gastrointestinal tract. These kind of advances will help treat illnesses such as Crohn's disease.

What will they come up with next? Seriously.

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