CapScan capsule gathers gut data where it counts the most.

“Measuring gut metabolites in stool is like studying an elephant by examining its tail,” said Envivo Bio’s Dari Shalon, inventor of the capsule. “The device consists of a polymer shell which contains a collapsed fluid-collection bladder. When the capsule is ingested and reaches the small intestine, a pH-sensitive coating on the device dissolves, exposing an integrated one-way valve. That valve allows digestive fluid to be drawn into the capsule’s bladder, expanding it in the process. Once the bladder is full, the valve keeps it from collecting any other liquids lower down in the digestive tract.” ~ learn more