Given Imaging Limited PATENCYSCANNER Manual De Usuario

Given Imaging Ltd.
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• The patient is expected to abstain from smoking 24 hours before the examination.

• The patient should not take any medication as of two hours before the 

examination.

• When arriving at the clinic, the patient is asked to give his/her informed consent 

and to go through the patient check-in procedure.

• The patient may continue with his/her regular eating habits. 
• The patient must immediately contact the physician’s office, if any abdominal 

pain, nausea or vomiting occur.

• The patient must fill in the Bowel Movement Activity Form in the Patient 

Instructions booklet until instructed by the physician to discontinue due to 
capsule excretion. 

• After 2 days (48–72 hours), the patient returns to the office to check whether the 

M2A Patency Capsule was excreted.

• Undergoing an MRI while the capsule is inside the patient’s body may result in 

serious damage to the intestinal tract or abdominal cavity. If the excretion of the 
M2A Patency Capsule was not positively verified, the patient must contact the 
physician for evaluation and possible abdominal X-ray before undergoing an 
MRI examination. 

Before the patient leaves the clinic, verify that:

• the ingestion was smooth and the coating of the M2A Patency 

Capsule was not compromised by the patient’s teeth

• the patient has given his/her informed consent 
• the patient has the Patient Instructions and a new appointment 

for 2 days (48–72 hours) later.