User Guide

Glossary
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Glossary ADVERSE EFFECT.
Undesirable result.
AMPLITUDE.
The measure-of-strength of
delivered stimulation. (See Level.).
AREA.
A location on the body such as right
leg or left leg where stimulation will occur.
C
Area Button icon.
CABLE.
Thin plastic coated wire(s)
connecting the exposed portion of temporary lead(s) to the Trial Stimulator.
CARDIAC PACEMAKER.
A small
implantable device used to control the rhythm of the heart.
DIATHERMY.
A therapeutic procedure used
to heat body tissue by high-frequency electromagnetic currents.
DISPLAY.
The Remote Control screen.
ELECTRICAL PULSE GENERATOR.
Also
called an implantable pulse generator (IPG); used to send electrical pulses to the spinal cord or other parts of the body.
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION.
The energy
created by a pulse generator.
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
(EMI).
Electromagnetic signals that
interfere with a variety of electrical signals including spinal cord stimulation.
EXTERNAL TRIAL STIMULATOR (ETS).
An electrical pulse generator used during the Trial Phase of SCS therapy evaluation.