This outpatient
procedure involves ingesting a
small (size of a large vitamin
pill) capsule that is wireless
and contains a small video
camera that will pass naturally
through the digestive system
while taking pictures of the
intestine. The capsule is 11 mm
by 30 mm and contains a
camera, light source, radio
transmitter, and battery. The
patient swallows the capsule,
and the camera takes and
transmits two images per
second. The images are transmitted
to a recording device,
which saves all images for
review later by a health-care
provider (HCP). This device is
approximately the size of a
personal compact disk
player. The recording device is
worn on a belt around the
patient’s waist, and the
video images are transmitted to
aerials taped to the body and
stored on the device. After 8 hr,
the device is removed and
returned to the HCP for processing.
Thousands of images
are downloaded onto a computer
for viewing by an HCP
specialist. The capsule is disposable
and will be excreted
naturally in the patient’s bowel
This outpatientprocedure involves ingesting asmall (size of a large vitaminpill) capsule that is wirelessand contains a small videocamera that will pass naturallythrough the digestive systemwhile taking pictures of theintestine. The capsule is 11 mmby 30 mm and contains acamera, light source, radiotransmitter, and battery. Thepatient swallows the capsule,and the camera takes andtransmits two images persecond. The images are transmittedto a recording device,which saves all images forreview later by a health-careprovider (HCP). This device isapproximately the size of apersonal compact diskplayer. The recording device isworn on a belt around thepatient’s waist, and thevideo images are transmitted toaerials taped to the body andstored on the device. After 8 hr,the device is removed andreturned to the HCP for processing.Thousands of imagesare downloaded onto a computerfor viewing by an HCPspecialist. The capsule is disposableand will be excretednaturally in the patient’s bowel
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