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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Glossary
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Glossary
Amplitude – The strength or intensity of an
electrical pulse.
Caution – A statement describing actions
that could result in damage to or improper
functioning of a device.
Clinician – A healthcare professional such
as a doctor or nurse.
Clinician programmer – A device used by a
clinician to send instructions to the
neurostimulator and the patient programmer.
Contraindication – A condition or
circumstance when a person should not
have a neurostimulation system.
Diathermy – A medical treatment applied to
the outside of the body that delivers energy
into the body. Three types of energy that can
be used are shortwave, microwave, and
ultrasound. Depending on the power level
used, diathermy devices may or may not
produce heat within the body. This treatment
is typically used to relieve pain, stiffness and