User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Important therapy information
- 3 Introduction to stimulation
- 4 Using your patient programmer
- How the patient programmer works
- Synchronizing and displaying the Therapy screen
- Guidelines for adjusting your stimulation
- Turning your neurostimulator ON or OFF
- Adjusting stimulation settings
- Patient programmer batteries
- Summary of keys
- Preferences: Changing the audio, contrast, and number format
- Using the carrying case and labeling the patient programmer
- Optional detachable antenna
- 5 Troubleshooting
- 6 Maintenance
- 7 Appendix A: Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
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Appendix A: Electromagnetic interference
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• Radio frequency sources: Keep AM/FM
radios, and cellular, cordless, and
conventional telephones at least
10 cm (4 in) away from the implanted
neurostimulator.
• Sewing machines or salon hair dryers:
Keep the neurostimulator away from the
motors.
• Stereo speakers and radios for the home
or car: Do not lift or carry them close to or
touching the part of your body where the
neurostimulator is located.
Other medical procedures – EMI from the
following medical procedures is unlikely to
affect your neurostimulation system:
• Computerized axial tomography (CT or
CAT) scans
• Diagnostic ultrasound (eg, carotid scan,
doppler studies)
Note: To minimize potential image
distortion, the neurostimulator should be
turned OFF and the transducer kept