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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Scuba diving or hyperbaric chambers –
Do not dive below 10 meters (33 feet) of
water or enter hyperbaric chambers above
2.0 atmospheres absolute (ATA). Pressures
below 10 meters (33 feet) of water or above
2.0 ATA can damage the neurostimulation
system. Before diving or using a hyperbaric
chamber, discuss the effects of high
pressure with your doctor.
Skydiving, skiing, or hiking in the
mountains – High altitudes should not affect
the neurostimulator; however, you should
consider the movements involved in any
planned activity and take care to not put
undue stress on your implanted
neurostimulation system. During skydiving,
the sudden jerking that occurs when the
parachute opens can dislodge or fracture the
lead, requiring additional surgery to repair or
replace the lead.
Unexpected changes in stimulation –
Electromagnetic interference, changes in
posture, and other activities can cause a
perceived increase in stimulation, which