User's Manual

90 OLYMPUS CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM SYSTEM MANUAL
Confirming excretion of the capsule endoscope
Familiarize the patient with the following danger.
Instruct the patient to stay away from equipment that
generates strong electromagnetic fields (such as MRI
equipment), between ingestion and excretion of the capsule
endoscope. Otherwise, injury within the body cavity may
occur. If the excretion of the capsule endoscope has not
been confirmed within 2 weeks after ingestion, attempt to
locate the capsule endoscope within the patient’s body by
X-ray examination.
1. The capsule endoscope will be excreted with the patient’s feces.
2
. Contact the patient to ensure that the patient observes the capsule
endoscope in his/her feces.
Cleaning and storing the equipment
For instructions on cleaning and storing the equipment, refer to Chapter 4,
“Care, Storage and Disposal”.