User's Manual

Performing PillCam Capsule Endoscopy
Capsule Ingestion 83
PillCam Recorder DR3
1. Make sure that the capsule and the capsule LED on the PillCam recorder are blinking in time
with each other.
2. Check the color of the capsule LED on the PillCam recorder:
• If (blue), go to step 3.
• If (white), pair the capsule with the PillCam recorder and verify the pairing success icon
appears in the top right corner of the PillCam recorder screen and the capsule LED blinks
blue .
3. Have the patient swallow the capsule with a sip of water. The ingestion procedure may take several
minutes.
PillCam Recorder DR2
1. Make sure that the capsule and the capsule LED on the PillCam recorder are blinking in time with
each other.
2. Position the patient on the bed, with a pillow (6 cm or 2.5 inch high) under the head to facilitate
drinking and ingestion.
3. Instruct the patient not to talk during the procedure.
4. To verify that the system is operating properly, hold the capsule in front of the patient's abdomen
very close to the sensors (practically touching through the clothes one of the sensors). Hold it for at
least 15 seconds and check that the capsule LED on the PillCam recorder blinks at the same rate as
the capsule.
5. Have the patient swallow the capsule with a sip of water.
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Note
During capsule endoscopy, the capsule LED blinks blue at the recording
rate.
If the capsule LED blinks orange once every 5 seconds, the PillCam
recorder is not receiving capsule signals (see PillCam Recorder DR3 on
page 209 for troubleshooting details).