World’s tiniest video camera helps doctors see inside of you

The thought of an endoscope entering any orifice is an unpleasant one, even if it’s so your doctor can diagnose what ails you. Good thing Medigus made the world’s smallest video camera so those medical probes are a little less painful. It’s .99mm in diameter — making it a smidge smaller than previous peewee endoscopes — and packs a .66mm x .66mm CMOS sensor to deliver video of your insides at 45,000 pixels worth of resolution. Best of all, the devices are disposable, so clean-up’s a breeze. A reusable version is also available, but given where these things go, we’re just fine with them being one use only. PR’s after the break. Continue reading World’s tiniest video camera helps doctors see inside of you World’s tiniest video camera helps doctors see inside of you originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 May 2011 20:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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