LABORIE alpHaONE - Delivery System; Data Recorder

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During storage and transportation, the capsule is in a non-powered state by means of a breaker. The capsule begins
functioninguponremovalofthebreaker.Thecapsuleattachestotheesophagealwall,asillustratedinFigure1-3, via
the gripper and then acquires and transmits data about esophageal pH in real time.
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pH Capsule
Figure1-3: Location of the pH Capsule within the Esophagus
Afteranexamination,theesophagealmucosaltissuetowhichthecapsulewasattachedeventuallydies,releasingthe
capsule into the digestive tract, from which it is excreted naturally.
Delivery System
Figure1-4 depicts the delivery system, which comprises the handle, duct, releasing device, and other components.
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1 Operation handle 6 Capsulebreaker
2 Duct 7 Vacuum port
3 Releasing device (hard connection) 8 Buckle1
4 pH capsule 9 Buckle2
5 Releasing device (soft connection) 10 Buckle3
Figure1-4: The delivery system and its components
The releasing device consists of hard connection and soft connection. The pH capsule is placed on the releasing
device and then is inserted into the esophagus via duct and attached to the esophageal wall by moving the three
bucklesattheoperationhandle.
Data Recorder
The data recorder (Figure 1-5) is designed to receive data from the capsule for later download to a computer.