User's Manual

PillCam Capsule Endoscopy
84 After Capsule Ingestion
After Capsule Ingestion
PillCam ESO/UGI
The patient must stay at the medical facility until the end of the procedure (approximately 90 minutes after
ingestion of the capsule).
The procedure ends when the End of Procedure screen appears on the PillCam recorder. The PillCam
recorder also beeps and vibrates when the End of Procedure alert appears. In ESO/UGI capsule procedures,
the End of Procedure icon appears when 10 minutes have passed without paired capsule reception in the
PillCam recorder DR3.
At the end of the procedure, remove the PillCam recorder and sensors from the patient. The patient may
then be released and can return to a normal daily routine.
PillCam SB
Once the patient has ingested a PillCam SB capsule, the patient may leave the clinic. Make sure that the
patient knows which activities to avoid during the procedure and how to return the PillCam recorder and
sensors.
PillCam Recorder DR3
The procedure ends when the End of Procedure screen appears on the PillCam recorder. The PillCam
recorder also beeps and vibrates when the End of Procedure alert appears.
In SB capsule procedures, the End of Procedure icon appears when 25 minutes have passed without paired
capsule reception in the PillCam recorder DR3.
At the end of the procedure, remove the PillCam recorder and sensors from the patient. The patient may
then be released and can return to a normal daily routine.
PillCam Recorder DR2
The procedure lasts as long as the blue PillCam recorder LED is blinking, or until the capsule is excreted.
The PillCam recorder DR2 LED should blink for at least six hours, unless the PillCam SB capsule was
excreted.
At the end of the procedure, remove the PillCam recorder and sensors from the patient. The patient may
then be released and can return to a normal daily routine.
PillCam COLON (DR3 only)
After ingestion, explain the Patient Guidelines (see General Patient Guidelines During the Procedure on
page 42) to the patient.
Explain to the patient what to do when the PillCam recorder beeps or vibrates (see Post-Ingestion Patient
Instructions on page 187).
The procedure ends when the
End of Procedure screen appears on the PillCam recorder. The PillCam
recorder also beeps and vibrates when the End of Procedure alert appears.
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Note
When the capsule LED on the PillCam recorder blinks orange, this indicates
that the PillCam recorder is no longer receiving capsule signals.