INTESTINAL BIOPSY CAPSULE, THE

Duration: 6 min

Year Published: 1961

Creator: Department of the Army (Department of Defense)

Color: Color

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Depicts the features, use, and operation of the intestinal biopsy capsule devised by the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to study disease and normal functioning of the small intestine. Shows how the capsule, swallowed orally by the patient, makes possible single and several simultaneous biopsies at different levels of the small intestine.