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SmartPill is an ingestible,
wireless capsule that measures pressure, pH and temperature as it
transits the GI tract. This information is used to
provide gastric emptying time, combined small and large bowel
transit time, whole gut transit time, pressure contraction patterns
from the antrum and duodenum and motility indices.
Administered in the physician's
office, the SmartPill test is completely ambulatory and the patient
is free to go about their normal routine during the course of
the test. As the SmartPill Capsule passes through the GI
tract, it transmits data to a SmartPill Data Receiver worn by
the patient. Once the single-use capsule has passed from the body,
the patient returns the Data Receiver to the Physician
who then can download the collected data to a PC. The
Physician then uses SmartPill's MotiliGI software to analyze
and display the data. Within minutes, the Physician has
test results in both graphical and report formats.
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The
SmartPill Wireless Motility Capsule
The SmartPill Capsule transits the
intestines by peristalsis, or the normal rhythmic contraction of
the intestinal muscles, and is capable of transmitting data
continuously for at least five days. The single-use capsule is
excreted naturally from the body, usually within a day or
two.
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SmartPill Data
Receiver & Docking Station
The battery-operated SmartPill Data Receiver collects and
stores the test data. The Receiver is capable of transmitting
data for real-time monitoring of a test. It also stores a complete
record of the data captured by the SmartPill Capsule for download
to a PC after the test is complete.
The SmartPill Data
Receiver must be worn by the patient for the duration of the
test. The patient may wear the Data Receiver on a belt clip
or a lanyard around their neck. The Data Receiver may be
removed for sleeping or bathing but should be kept in close
proximity.
After completion of the
test, the SmartPill Data Receiver is connected to the system
Computer using the SmartPill Docking Station. The Docking Station
features an industry standard USB type 2.0 interface that is used
to transfer captured data to the PC for analysis and data
reconstruction using SmartPill MotiliGI software. The data analysis
can be performed at the convenience of the physician in a single
session or during multiple sessions without the need for the
patient to be present.
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SmartPill MotiliGI
Software
SmartPill MotiliGI software comes pre-installed on the
system PC and provides an graphical user interface. MotiliGI
receives and processes data from the SmartPill Data Receiver,
stores the data in a file on the system PC, provides a test summary
and report, graphs for display purposes, and shows the data
values captured during the SmartPill test.
MotiliGI provides powerful data analysis tools, and affords
the user a variety of test reporting and exporting options.
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Laptop Computer
The SmartPill GI Monitoring
System is supplied with a personal computer which hosts SmartPill
MotiliGI software and supports communication between MotiliGI and
the SmartPill Data Receiver and Docking Station. |
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SmartPill Activation
Fixture
The Activation Fixture contains
very powerful magnets and is used to activate and deactivate the
SmartPill Capsule.
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