GI & Endoscopy

The FDA’s Gastroenterology-Urology Panel and its Radiological Devices Panel will convene in a joint meeting to talk about computed tomography colonoscopy as a colorectal cancer scanning method for asymptomatic patients, according to a Mass Device report.

Digestive Health Specialists in Winston-Salem, N.C., added Christopher Jue, MD, to its team of gastroenterologists, according to a report from The-Dispatch.

Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill., has added its first gastroenterologist, Tegpal Atwal, MD, to its medical staff.

Mentor, Ohio-based U.S. Endoscopy released its Infinity cytology device for retrieving quality samples during cytology procedures.

Raja Sappati, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist, has joined Phoebe Gastroenterology Associates in Albany, Ga., according to an Albany Herald report.  

Esse Health St. Louis Gastroenterology Consultants have recruited Susan Hongha Vu-James, MD, according to a stltoday.com report.

Exalenz Biosciences, a Jersey City, N.J.-based GI and liver condition diagnostic medical device development company, has announced the global launch of its BreathID Hp.

Given Imaging, a company focused on capsule endoscopy, has announced that it has received clearance to market its PillCam COLON in Japan from the country's Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Agency.

  The Food and Drug Administration granted four GI-related 510(k) clearances in May and June.

The North American endoscopy market is estimated to be worth $4.3 billion, according to a Transparency Market Research report.