{"id":8667,"date":"2019-08-08T10:19:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T09:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medifactia.com\/?page_id=8667"},"modified":"2021-09-12T20:16:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T19:16:30","slug":"radiopaque-markers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/radiopaque-markers\/","title":{"rendered":"Radiopaque Markers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-full-stretch av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Transit-Pellets-Zoom.jpeg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.5; background-color: #35699a; '><\/div><div class='container' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8667'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:30px; color:#ffffff;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >MEDIFACTIA TRANSIT-PELLETS<span style=\"font-size: 16px; position: relative; top: -18px;\">\u00ae<\/span> RADIOPAQUE MARKERS<\/h1><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:24px; color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>FDA 510(k) Class II clearance for US-market<\/li>\n<li>Device is fully CE marked<\/li>\n<li>Encapsulated pre-cut radiopaque markers packed for single patient use<\/li>\n<li>Capsules purely vegetarian<\/li>\n<li>Easy to administer<\/li>\n<li>Manufactured in Sweden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8667'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Transit-Pellets device are intended to be used to assess colonic transit time in adult patients with chronic constipation, chronic diarrhea or troublesome IBS. The markers represent the passage of solid and semi-solid contents. The markers are visible during X-ray due to the properties of Barium Sulphate, which is one of the ingredients in the device.<\/p>\n<p>The most common reason to do this investigation is suspicion of so-called slow-transit constipation. However, with the new modification of marker intake on the sixth day, it is also possible to easily measure rapid passage, which could be of interest in the investigation of patients with chronic diarrhea.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button ' ><a href='https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0006U2-Clinical-Instruction-for-Use.pdf'  class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-no avia-color-theme-color avia-size-large avia-position-left '  target=\"_blank\"   ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Clinical Instruction for Use<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last ' ><a href='https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/0025U2-IFU-Patient.pdf' class='avia-button   avia-icon_select-no avia-color-theme-color avia-size-large avia-position-left ' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Patient Information Leaflet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Rapid-transit-717x1024.png' alt='' title='Rapid-transit' height=\"1024\" width=\"717\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Slow-transit-704x1024.png' alt='' title='Slow-transit' height=\"1024\" width=\"704\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_fourth  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='height:1px; margin-top:-60px'  class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:13px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Illustration (Source: Medifactia) of the movement of the medical device Transit-Pellets through the colon, and how the transit time is calculated from the number of pellets retained.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap sidebar_right' style='background-color: #274768;  '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8667'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  style='padding-bottom:30px; color:#ffffff;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The device is prescribed by a physician for the patient to administer the device at home. The device is taken in a transparent HPMC capsule and passes through the mouth, throat and gastrointestinal tract. It is not surgically invasive.<\/p>\n<p>On day seven, the patient undergoes an X-ray examination or fluoroscopy in a clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the number of retained markers and their position a colonic transit time is calculated and compared to reference values.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Asset-1@5x.png' alt='' title='Asset-1@5x' height=\"524\" width=\"1503\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:13px; color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Times specified above are examples only.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> The radiology examination should be scheduled 12 hours after the evening dose day six.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_two_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-circle    avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/Transit-Pellets-Capsule-sq.jpeg' alt='' title='Transit-Pellets-Capsule-sq' height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:30px; color:#ffffff;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why tube-formed markers on day six?<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' style='border-color:#ffffff'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#ffffff; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>Can verify that the markers were taken as prescribed<\/li>\n<li>Can provide important information in case of rapid transit<\/li>\n<li>If slow transit is present, the day six markers are found in the cecum-ascending colon and thus facilitate the delimitation of cecum<\/li>\n<li>Can confirm slow passage in the proximal colon, e.g. colonic inertia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8667'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8667"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14668,"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8667\/revisions\/14668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.medifactia.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}