Remote controlled pills?!?!
By Aprillynn1
@Aprillynn1 (225)
United States
August 6, 2009 7:34pm CST
The plastic capsuls resistant to the acids within the digestive tract. Each contain a microprocessor, a ph sensor, a temp sensor, a pump, and a tiny chamber (to carry medication)-and- are designed to deliver medications to specific areas.
Itelligent pills, or iPills, were invented in the Netherlands by Dr. Warl Badawy, an electrical engineer at Royal Phillips Electonics Company. The iPills can cut down the occurances of a drug's side effects because I pills can deliver medications to specific areas within the digestive tract. Doctors use MRI and CT scans to motitor the location of the iPill while inside the body and use a wireless remote controll to steer the pill to
Here is the article if you would like to read more.....
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/129906/intelligent_pill_dispensing_internal.html?cat=5
My real question is.... How do you feel about this. If your doctor was to tell you he was going to use one of these to distribute medications, whould you go on with the procedure??
I think that I want them to be around for a little bit longer before I would want to try this out. It just sounds a lil wild to me. They were invented in 2008. Perhaps I will agree to use on in 2018... What do you think??
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