Check Cap, developed by Yoav Kimchy, is a colon imaging sensor pill. A patient takes small amounts of a contrast agent with meals. The pill is swallowed, and after reaching the colon, a signal is emitted in every direction, providing 3D imaging. The data is sent to a wireless patch worn by the patient, and his/her doctor receives a rendering of the colon in 10 minutes.
The technology is based on a gallium nitride microchip that can withstand the high voltage needed by the sensors. As it is miniaturized, its developers believe that it be used to scan narrower body parts, such as blood vessels.
Check Cap said that a patient’s radiation exposure is equivalent to a chest-X-ray, or 1/300 of a CTC analysis.