Operating Instructions

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9. PATIENT USE INSTRUCTIONS: HOW TO OPERATE YOUR REMOTE CONTROLLER
Getting Started
It is important to follow your doctor’s instructions for taking any medication, including antibiotics and to
report any side effects from the surgery or therapy to your doctor. Following your surgery, your doctor
will work with you to treat your headaches. Your doctor will use a Remote Controller to communicate
with your Microstimulator. Your doctor will set the maximum therapy level that you will be able to use
with your Remote Controller. During stimulation, you may feel a mild tingling feeling. The
Microstimulator cannot provide therapy without the Remote Controller. You will be given a Remote
Controller to use at home to treat your headaches. Unless your doctor tells you differently, you can
use your Remote Controller with the Microstimulator as often as is needed.
Using the Pulsante® Remote Controller to Apply Therapy
1. To turn on your Remote Controller, push and release the orange Power button.
2. The screen will turn on and display a symbol prompting you to press the blue Up or Down
button. Press either the Up or Down button (Figure 5).
3. After pressing the blue Up or Down button, the Remote Controller will begin to vibrate and
display a blinking antenna symbol, which means that it wirelessly searching for your
Microstimulator (Figure 6).
4. Hold the Remote Controller to your cheek so the Communication Disk is over the location of
your implanted Microstimulator (Figure 7).
5. Adjust the position of the Communication Disk by tilting it or moving it to different positions on
your face until your Remote Controller stops vibrating. Therapy will begin when the Remote
Controller stops vibrating.
6. When the Pulsante® Remote Controller stops vibrating, the therapy will slowly increase from
zero to the level set by your doctor.
7. If the Remote Controller loses its wireless connection with your Microstimulator, then the
Remote Controller will begin to vibrate. Simply adjust the Communication Disk position over
your cheek until the vibration stops.
8. You can press the blue Down button at any time to stop the therapy from increasing further
and remain at the level you choose. At any time during therapy, you can change the therapy
level using the Up and Down buttons:
a. Press the Down button to decrease the amount of therapy.
b. Press the blue Up button to increase the amount of therapy until you reach an adequate
level of pain relief. The Remote Controller will not exceed the maximum amount of
therapy set by your doctor. If you are already at maximum therapy and press the blue
Up button, your Remote Controller will make a short vibration to let you know that you
are already at the maximum.
9. If your Remote Controller starts to heat up, please move your Remote Controller away from
your face; wait for the Remote Controller to cool before re-applying therapy.
10. When finished, remove the Remote Controller from your cheek and press the orange Power
button.