User's Manual

Capsule Endoscopy
Given Imaging Ltd.
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Discharging the Patient
Once the patient has ingested the M2A™ Capsule, the patient
may leave the clinic. The examination lasts as long as the
Data Recorder LED is blinking but not less than 6 hours
unless the M2A™ Capsule was excreted. Verify that the
patient knows how to behave during the examination.
! To discharge the patient
1. Verify that the patient has the
Patient Instructions for
Undergoing Capsule Endoscopy
, and a Capsule
Endoscopy Event Form.
2. Verify that the patient knows how to behave during the
examination:
• The patient should avoid any physical activity
that involves sweating, bending or stooping.
• The patient should avoid any source of powerful
electromagnetic fields such as one created near an
MRI device
• The patient needs to abstain food for another 2 hours
after capsule ingestion. After 2 hours the patient may
drink water. Four hours after ingesting the capsule,
the patient may eat a light snack.
• The patient may take usual prescribed medication
2 hours after ingesting the capsule.
• The patient must not remove the Data Recorder
Waist Belt until 8 hours after the procedure has
begun.