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Detailed explanation-1: -In the mid 1990s, Israeli inventor Gavriel Iddan launched a transformation in the field of gastroenterology by pioneering the idea of wireless capsule endoscopy. In 1998, Mr. Iddan co-founded Given Imaging to market his new prototype. In 2001, his invention was officially released.

Detailed explanation-2: -History. Capsule endoscopy was first conceptualized by Israeli engineer Gavrial Iddan and Israeli gastroenterologist Eitan Scapa in Boston, MA in the early 1980s. The two partners first developed a CCD (charged coupled device) camera-based imaging system using a fiber-optic tether.

Detailed explanation-3: -Capsule endoscopy was independently invented in the last decade of the 20th century by Gabriel Iddan and Paul Swain.

Detailed explanation-4: -Capsule endoscopy, also known as capsule enteroscopy, offers a way to see into the gastrointestinal (GI) tract by swallowing a small camera device.

Detailed explanation-5: -During a capsule endoscopy procedure, you swallow a tiny camera that’s about the size of a large vitamin pill. The capsule contains lights to illuminate your digestive system, a camera to take images and an antenna that sends those images to a recorder you wear on a belt.