User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Indications
The Medtronic
®
Itrel
®
3 System is indicated as an aid in the
management of chronic, intractable pain of the trunk or limbs.
Patients should be carefully selected to assure that their pain is of
physiologic origin. Also, patients must be appropriate candidates
for surgery.
7 Caution
All other uses remain investigational.
Contraindications
Implantation of an Itrel 3 System is contraindicated for:
• Patients for whom trial stimulation is unsuccessful.
• Patients who are unable to properly operate the system.
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