Your capsule endoscopy journey
Capsule endoscopy, with every step connected.
Your clinic or imaging center delivers your procedure and remains responsible for your care. GI Digital provides the platform and supporting services that connect the journey from referral to report.
One connected pathway. Multiple capsule technologies.
Your treating provider determines whether capsule endoscopy is appropriate and is responsible for your procedure and clinical care.
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Your study is being reviewedPlatform and IT
Reader and teleconsultation access
Optional equipment logistics
Referral-to-report coordination
A different way to look inside
A small camera can make the experience feel very different.
Traditional endoscopy and capsule endoscopy answer different clinical questions. When capsule endoscopy is appropriate, it can replace the scope and sedation used in some conventional examinations with a swallowable camera and wearable recorder.
and wearable recorder
Your local provider determines which test is appropriate. Capsule endoscopy is not a substitute for every conventional endoscopy and cannot take a biopsy or provide treatment.
Capsule endoscopy, simply explained
A camera the size of a large vitamin. Thousands of images. One complete story.
You swallow a disposable capsule containing a camera and light. As it moves naturally through your digestive tract, it sends images to a recorder you wear.
What it can help investigate
Sources of small-bowel bleeding, inflammation such as Crohn's disease, ulcers, polyps and some tumors.
Why clinicians use it
Much of the small intestine cannot be seen with a standard upper endoscopy or colonoscopy.
Where it may be delivered
Depending on your provider, clinical circumstances and local program, the procedure may take place in a clinic or through an at-home pathway.
What it does not do
The capsule cannot take a biopsy or treat an abnormality. Another procedure may still be recommended.
Your first step
A physician confirms whether capsule endoscopy is right for your question.
Before the procedure, a physician reviews your symptoms, medical history and clinical question to determine whether capsule endoscopy is appropriate and likely to provide useful information. The consultation may take place in person or virtually, depending on the provider and your circumstances.
When might capsule endoscopy not be right yet?
Your provider checks for a known or suspected blockage or narrowing, difficulty swallowing and other conditions that may change how the capsule is delivered. Sometimes imaging or a dissolvable test capsule is used first.
Can everyone swallow the capsule?
No. If swallowing is difficult, a clinician may recommend a different approach or place the capsule during an upper endoscopy.
Are there activities to avoid?
Your personal instructions take priority. Patients are generally told to avoid vigorous activity during recording and MRI until the capsule has passed.
This overview is not a complete safety screen or medical advice. Your treating provider reviews your history, determines whether the procedure is appropriate and gives you case-specific instructions.
How it works
Three simple chapters.
Your exact preparation and timing come from the provider delivering your procedure. The GI Digital platform keeps those instructions and status updates beside you at every stage.
Prepare
Follow your personalized eating, drinking, medication and bowel-prep instructions.
Swallow & go
Swallow the capsule, wear the recorder and continue your day within the limits your team provides.
Review together
A qualified clinician reviews the complete study. Your signed report, images and video are released here.
How GI Digital supports your provider
The platform behind a connected capsule pathway.
GI Digital enables clinics and imaging centers to offer capsule endoscopy through coordinated technology and support. The provider—not GI Digital—delivers the procedure and remains responsible for patient care.
Platform and IT
PEARL coordinates patient information, tasks, study data and status across the provider's workflow.
Access to qualified readers
Providers can connect studies to an appropriate physician reading and sign-off pathway.
Teleconsultation access
Where configured, providers can connect patients with independent or provider-arranged GI consultations.
Optional logistics
GI Digital may support equipment shipment, return and data movement under the provider's operating model.
Care, connected
Find an independent capsule provider through GI Digital.
Start with a location to explore participating clinics and imaging centers. The provider you select is responsible for determining eligibility, delivering the procedure and managing your care.
Care that meets you where you are
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One place to find a provider and start the conversation.
Explore participating clinics and imaging centers. Your local provider will determine whether capsule endoscopy is appropriate and remains responsible for your care.