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FDA Approves Buffalo's SmartPill

By Eileen Buckley

Buffalo, NY – A Buffalo company is celebrating the success of winning federal approval to market a device used to diagnose some stomach disorders.

The SmartPill Corporation has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a capsule. Swalloed by a patient, it can detect certain disorders in the stomach. WBFO'S Eileen Buckley reports.

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