User's Manual

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Chapter 2 - Device Description and Safety Information
Precautions
• The long-term effects of chronic electrical stimulation are unknown.
• Use caution if you have suspected or diagnosed heart problems. Talk to
your doctor before using the NESS H200 Wireless System. The NESS
H200 Wireless System may cause lethal rhythm disturbances to the heart
in susceptible individuals.
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Talk to your doctor if you have a spinal cord injury at the T6 level or above.
Any harmful stimulation can trigger autonomic dysreflexia in patients with
spinal cord injury at the T6 level and above. Symptoms of autonomic
dysreflexia include acute hypertension and slow heart rate.
• Use caution if you have suspected or diagnosed epilepsy.
• Talk to your doctor before using the NESS H200 Wireless System if you
have any one of the following medical conditions in the affected arm:
• Local insufficiency (insufficient blood flow).
• Occlusion (a blood flow blockage).
• Ateriovenous fistula for the purpose of hemodialysis (an
abnormal connection between an artery and vein for the
purpose of hemodialysis treatment).
• Primary disorder of the vasculature (a disease of the arteries,
veins, and lymphatics).
• A bone deformity in the area to be stimulated.
• The safety of using the NESS H200 Wireless System during pregnancy
has not been established.
• Keep the NESS H200 Wireless System out of the reach of children.