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A teardown? A do-I-dare down?

Fred27
Fred27 over 1 year ago

So I might have the opportunity to do an interesting teardown....

My wife had a capsule endoscopy yesterday. (Don't worry - she's already ruled out any scary prognosis.) This involves swallowing a tiny pill camera and taking a video of its journey. She spent the day wearing a belt that looks like it has an antenna array for receiving a video signal - and potentially for powering the device NFC-style too. I couldn't do too much other than take a photo of that as it's equipment that has to be returned and she'd be instructed not to disconnect or fiddle with it. (Medical stuff is always really expensive too.)

However, apparently the camera itself is "to be flushed away". Quite apart from the e-waste going down the drain, this seems like something interesting and disposable that warrants a teardown.

The questions is - should I? As you can imagine, the retrieval of the device might not be the most pleasant process! My wife said if it doesn't look too grim then she'll let me know. It may depend on whether she's at home when it reappears I suppose.

Any thoughts?

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  • Fred27
    Fred27 over 1 year ago +7
    Teardown target acquired.
  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett over 1 year ago +2
    Definitely rescue and tear down ! And great to hear your wife is OK and up for making this contribution to the E14 body of knowledge ! MK
  • dang74
    dang74 over 1 year ago +1
    Let this one go. Just be content that this little marvel of technology reported a good prognosis and provided some peace of mind.
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  • colporteur
    0 colporteur over 1 year ago

    I swallowed a five cent when I was five. On my first colonoscopy under sedation I told the doctor if he found it  on his search I wanted it back. He laughed and said no one ever made that request before.

    I would have a similar motivation to know. As I have gotten older,  Orifice tests seem to be more open. If yes, wash your hands when you are finished:) 

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  • beacon_dave
    0 beacon_dave over 1 year ago in reply to colporteur

    What was the reason behind swallowing a coin ? Seemed a good idea at the time or did you think you were a slot machine ?

    Over this side of the pond, they used to throw sixpences into the Xmas pudding mix.

    Judging by the lack of finds at the dinner table, I suspect over the years quite a few got swallowed as a result.

    Perhaps next time just try a laxative - you never know, you might end up with some loose change... Slight smile

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  • dang74
    0 dang74 over 1 year ago in reply to beacon_dave

    Similarily when I was a kid coins were often baked into birthday cakes.  In every case that I can remember the coins were wrapped in what I imagine was parchment paper.  Looking back at it now, there certainly was a potential for a choking hazard.

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  • dang74
    0 dang74 over 1 year ago in reply to beacon_dave

    Similarily when I was a kid coins were often baked into birthday cakes.  In every case that I can remember the coins were wrapped in what I imagine was parchment paper.  Looking back at it now, there certainly was a potential for a choking hazard.

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    0 md_steve over 1 year ago in reply to dang74

    Just one more example of how much tougher we were back then.  

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  • beacon_dave
    0 beacon_dave over 1 year ago in reply to dang74

    Historically the coins used to be minted in silver but in later years they were minted in cupronickel alloy. Some were pretty tarnished looking. Don't recall any ever being wrapped up.

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