User Guide

Patient System Handbook 58 IDLE MODE.
A time-out period when the
Remote Control is not being used. See also Sleep Mode.
IMPLANT.
Small electrical pulse generator
used to control stimulation.
INCISION.
Small surgical cut or opening in
the skin.
INDICATOR.
A signal light used on the Trial
Stimulator and the IPG Charger.
LABELS.
Adhesive tags (2-R) (1-L) placed
on the trial lead cables to show where to attach the cables to the Trial Stimulator .
LEAD MIGRATION.
The movement of a
lead away from the spinal cord.
LEAD.
A surgical wire that sends electrical
stimulation pulses from a pulse generator to the spinal cord.
LEVEL.
Term used on the Remote Control
screen to identify the amplitude or strength of stimulation pulses.
MRI.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging; the use
of a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer to produce electronic images of tissues and organs.
PAIN PROFILE.
A record or documentation
of pain locations, occurrences, and intensity. A pain "chart" for determining therapy.
PARESTHESIA.
Sensation produced by
electrical stimulation.