The Balloon Guided Endoscopy (BGE) procedure is a procedure that enables deep small bowel endoscopy. The procedure is performed by using a standard GI endoscope, in conjunction with the innovative NaviAid™ BGE Device.

BGE procedures are practiced in various clinics and hospital world wide. It is becoming a globally offered procedure. You may consult our distributors for a clinical close to your location.

Only trained personnel may practice the BGE procedure. This maintains the high level of safety of the procedure and verifies that the patient is provided with maximum care and responsibility.

There are mainly three alternatives to the BGE procedures.

1. Capsule endoscopy – enables small bowel diagnosis. Therapeutic capabilities are inherently impossible.
   
2. DBE enteroscopy offered by Fujinon. This procedure also enables deep small bowel endoscopy. A relatively small number of clinical centers offer this alternative at the moment.
3. Surgery – an option generally reserved for extreme cases only.

The intended use of the NaviAid™ BGE is to facilitate small bowel endoscopy. Nevertheless, it has been demonstrated during clinical procedures, that the NaviAid™ BGE Device can be applied to various other uses. Though additional uses have been implemented with success, SMART bears no liability to off-label use.

The main benefit of the BGE procedure is the ability to perform small bowel endoscopy while using existing endoscopic tools. This implies that deep small bowel endoscopy is readily available. In addition, there are various clinical advantages to implementing the BGE procedures, which can be reviewed in our clinical data center.

The NaviAid™ BGE Device is approved by both FDA and the CE, which indicates its safety and efficacy. Furthermore, from all clinical data collected so far, no risk has been demonstrated by the NaviAid™ BGE Device.