Here are three firsts in the gastroenterology industry, as reported by Becker's this year:
1. Pediatric gastroenterologist Matthew Ryan, MD, became the first physician to complete more than 100 transnasal endoscopies of the upper GI tract using EvoEndo's single-use endoscopy system.
2. The endoscopy team at the Sacramento-based UC Davis Health completed the world's first endoscopic, ultrasound-guided core biopsy of a pancreatic tumor with the EndoDrill GI device. The two pancreatic tumor biopsies were the first cases in the world performed with the new instrument, with all three cases — including the gastrointestinal stromal tumor biopsy — being the first completed in the U.S.
3. Gastrointestinal visualization technology company AnX Robotica received FDA clearance for its NaviCam ProScan. The AI-assisted reading tool is the first of its kind designed to assist small-bowel capsule endoscopy reviewers with adult patients who have suspected small-bowel bleeding and obtained capsule endoscopy images.