A recovery tool (100, 300) for retrieving an ingestible device, wherein the recovery tool comprises: a collection member (102, 302) having an open end (102a, 302a), a closed end (102b, 302b) and a collection chamber (102c, 302c) between the open end and the closed end for receiving the ingestible device after recovery; and a cap assembly (104, 304) releasably attachable to the open end of the collection member to seal the collection chamber, the cap assembly comprising: a closure portion (108, 308); a handle (110, 310) extending from the closure portion in a first direction; a shaft (112, 312) extending from the closure portion in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; and a retriever disposed at the distal end portion of the shaft and adapted to retrieve the ingestible device; the recovery tool further comprising: an extension shaft (112', 312') moveably coupled to the shaft and having a distal end portion, the extension shaft being moveable between a retracted position in which the extension shaft is disposed within the shaft and an extended position in which the distal end portion of the extension shaft is extended away from the shaft in a telescopic manner, and wherein the extension shaft comprises at least two sections that are pivotally coupled to one another to allow the extension shaft to be moveable in a pivotable fashion. a collection member (102, 302) having an open end (102a, 302a), a closed end (102b, 302b) and a collection chamber (102c, 302c) between the open end and the closed end for receiving the ingestible device after recovery; and a cap assembly (104, 304) releasably attachable to the open end of the collection member to seal the collection chamber, the cap assembly comprising: a closure portion (108, 308); a handle (110, 310) extending from the closure portion in a first direction; a shaft (112, 312) extending from the closure portion in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; and a retriever disposed at the distal end portion of the shaft and adapted to retrieve the ingestible device; the recovery tool further comprising: an extension shaft (112', 312') moveably coupled to the shaft and having a distal end portion, the extension shaft being moveable between a retracted position in which the extension shaft is disposed within the shaft and an extended position in which the distal end portion of the extension shaft is extended away from the shaft in a telescopic manner, and wherein the extension shaft comprises at least two sections that are pivotally coupled to one another to allow the extension shaft to be moveable in a pivotable fashion. a closure portion (108, 308); a handle (110, 310) extending from the closure portion in a first direction; a shaft (112, 312) extending from the closure portion in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; and a retriever disposed at the distal end portion of the shaft and adapted to retrieve the ingestible device; the recovery tool further comprising: an extension shaft (112', 312') moveably coupled to the shaft and having a distal end portion, the extension shaft being moveable between a retracted position in which the extension shaft is disposed within the shaft and an extended position in which the distal end portion of the extension shaft is extended away from the shaft in a telescopic manner, and wherein the extension shaft comprises at least two sections that are pivotally coupled to one another to allow the extension shaft to be moveable in a pivotable fashion.