Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Oct. 13 it will launch a capsule endoscope (ih handout photo) for the small bowel on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries including Britain, France and Germany. The capsule, measuring 11 millimeters in diameter and 26 mm in length, will be swallowed to transmit two images per second to a recorder unit via a built-in antenna until it is expelled through the anus, the medical systems unit of Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. said.

Six plaintiffs recognized as sufferers of a-bomb linked diseases

Six plaintiffs recognized as sufferers of a-bomb linked diseases

Atomic bombing survivors, or hibakusha, and their supporters celebrate on June 29, 2016, after the Tokyo District Court accepted that six of them should be recognized as sufferers of A-bomb related diseases. The plaintiffs were in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when the cities were hit by atomic bombs in the latter stages of WWII, and have suffered various diseases, including heart failure and bowel cancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

Olympus set to launch capsule endoscope in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Medical Systems Corp. said Oct. 13 it will launch a capsule endoscope (ih handout photo) for the small bowel on Oct. 24 in 33 European countries including Britain, France and Germany. The capsule, measuring 11 millimeters in diameter and 26 mm in length, will be swallowed to transmit two images per second to a recorder unit via a built-in antenna until it is expelled through the anus, the medical systems unit of Japanese camera maker Olympus Corp. said. (Kyodo)