User Manual

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Physician Implant Manual
The Remote Control will turn off after breaking the existing link and/
or clearing the programs. Press any button to turn on the remote and
re-establish the link.
Reading Lead Impedances
From the physician OPTIONS screen, press T
[IMP] to check lead
electrode impedances. It will take a few seconds to display the
detected values.
Note: Failed electrodes that are not currently assigned will not be
displayed on the programming screen. Otherwise, failed
anodes will be displayed H+. Failed cathodes will be
displayed H-. You may wish to make note of problem contacts
from this screen to serve as a programming reference.
Stimulation Set Up (Programming)
Note: When using the Remote Control for a new or different patient,
be sure it has been reset. See “Change Patient” on page 29 for
instructions.
1. Enter the physician mode (see “Entering Physician Mode” on
page 27) and press
SEL 1 [CLIN] to access the programming
screen.
2. The
SEL 2 button toggles between the electrode configuration
and the parameters.
The screen displays the settings and configuration for one program-
mable area at a time. Up to four independent areas can be configured
for each of the four programs available with the IPG.
When there are separately controlled areas of stimulation, the
stimulation rates for the individual areas must be in descending
order or be equal. This means that Area 1 must have a rate
higher than or equal to Area 2, and Area 2 must have a rate
higher than or equal to Area 3, and so forth. (Coverage areas
are separate groups of electrodes, with independent