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Medtronic |
Manoscan ESO High Resolution Manometry System
This innovative new system takes diagnosis of dysphagia, achalasia
and hiatal hernias to a higher level by allowing full evaluation of the
motor functions of the esophagus while the patient is under sedation.
That, says a company rep, will allow patients to be treated immediately
in some cases (with Botox, for example, when appropriate), so they don't
have to "spend another month going through a diagnostic odyssey."
The procedure, which involves using a balloon to quantify the contrac-
tions of the esophagus and its sphincters, takes less than 10 minutes.
Whereas a typical endoscopic procedure might determine whether a
patient has a blockage or not, but little else, the Medtronic system
provides complete physiological mapping of esophageal motor func-
tion from the pharynx to the stomach. That lets providers see immedi-
ately whether the complaint is related to a tight sphincter, a narrow
esophagus, a motility issue or something else.
