Given Imaging Announces Positive Results From European Multicenter Study of Second-Generation PillCam COLON (GIVN)

Given Imaging Ltd. GIVN, a world leader in GI medical devices and pioneer of capsule endoscopy, announced today that data from the largest European multicenter study of PillCam COLON 2 conducted to date confirm that the second-generation PillCam COLON capsule has higher sensitivity for colorectal polyp detection than the first generation technology. Furthermore, the study's authors, led by Cristiano Spada, MD, concluded that PillCam COLON is an appropriate tool for visualizing the colon. The study, abstract #671, was presented Monday at the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Topic Forum at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), which took place earlier this week in Chicago.