System Manual
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6.3 Resetting the IPG / Safe Mode ............................................................................... 42
7 SENDING THE PATIENT HOME .................................................................................... 45
7.1 Things to Review with the Patient .......................................................................... 45
7.2 Magnet Mode ......................................................................................................... 46
8 PATIENT LOG FILE ................................................................................................... 48
9 INTENTIONALLY BLANK ............................................................................................. 50
10 IPG SETTINGS FOR MRI PROCEDURES ...................................................................... 51
11 MAINTENANCE, HANDLING, AND STORAGE ................................................................. 52
12 PRECAUTIONS, WARNINGS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND HAZARDS ................................ 53
13 TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................. 55
13.1 General Recommendations .................................................................................... 55
13.1.1 Non-responsive Laptop ............................................................................. 55
13.1.2 Other Hardware Issues ............................................................................. 55
13.2 Troubleshooting at Patient Follow-up Visits ............................................................ 55
13.2.1 Telemetry Lost in Therapy Visits ............................................................... 55
13.2.2 Unable to Initiate Communication .............................................................. 56
14 DEVICE LIFETIME ...................................................................................................... 57
14.1 IPG Lifetime, Removal, and Replacement .............................................................. 57
14.1.1 Signs of End of Life for the Vivistim
®
System ............................................. 57
14.1.2 Replacement Based on Battery Status Indicators ...................................... 57
15 DEVICE DISPOSAL .................................................................................................... 58
16 VIVISTIM
®
SYSTEM DEVICES ...................................................................................... 59
16.1 Conventions ........................................................................................................... 59
16.2 Communication Signals.......................................................................................... 59
16.3 Wireless Transmitter .............................................................................................. 59
16.4 Stroke Application & Programming Software (SAPS) ............................................. 60
16.5 Other Applicable MicroTransponder
®
Products ...................................................... 60
16.6 Applicable Commercial Devices for Use with MicroTransponder IPG ..................... 60
17 GUIDANCE AND MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION—ELECTROMAGNETIC IMMUNITY ...... 61
18 INFORMATION AND SUPPORT ..................................................................................... 65
19 GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................. 66
19.1 Definitions .............................................................................................................. 66
19.2 Symbols ................................................................................................................. 67










