GI & Endoscopy

Pentax Medical acquired more than 90 percent of shares in Simmedica.

Frost & Sullivan selected CapsoVision as the recipient of its 2016 European Enabling Technology Leadership award.

Montvale, N.J.-based PENTAX Medical launched the OPTIVISTA EPK-I7010 video processor to the U.S. market.

Boston-based NinePoint Medical has completed the primary phase of its registry for high resolution optical imaging of the esophagus using the NvisionVLE Imaging System.

A Journal of the American Medical Association study suggests a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease's damange actually occurs through an inflammatory response, which cytokines' secretion prompts. The study's findings challenge previous notions the damage is due to stomach acid backing…

Hemant K. Roy, MD, is a gastroenterologist and chief of gastroenterology at Boston Medical Center.

Here are eight recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Southern California Gastroenterology Associates in Pasadena, Calif., changed its name to inSite Digestive Health Care, effective immediately.

Nelson Laboratories and Healthmark Industries have introduced an Endoscope Sampling Kit.

The American Association of Physicians elected gastroenterologist Arun Sanyal, MD, to its ranks, according to an India West report.