As it moves through the GI tract, the experimental Vibrant capsule vibrates, using a mechanism similar to the buzzers restaurants hand out to let you know that your table is ready. The agitation induces natural muscular waves known as peristalsis, moving stool through the body without chemical action. “We expect to treat chronic constipation of all kinds because this should really help things move,” says Satish Rao, a gastroenterologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
New Data Shows Vibrating Capsule (Vibrant®) Provides Predictable Time to Relief of Constipation Symptoms Among Adults with Severe Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
NEWTON, MA, May 8, 2023 – Vibrant Gastro, a medical technology company that developed an FDA-cleared drug-free treatment for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults,
