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COMPEX 3 User Manual
F) Using the Intelligent TENS
function
When you choose a TENS programme
from the Analgesic programme category,
you will automatically be shown an options
screen where you can specify your
patient’s sensitivity level.
There are 3 sensitivity levels. To tailor the
level to your patient, choose one of these
levels manually or activate the Intelligent
TENS function. This measures the patient’s
sensitivity threshold automatically and
ensures that each programme is perfectly
adapted to the patient’s needs.
19a: Press the On/Off button to return to
the previous screen.
19b: Press the channel 1 +/- button to
enable the Intelligent TENS function.
When enabled, the term ON will replace
OFF above channel 1.
19d: Use the channel 3 +/- button to
choose the Tens sensitivity level manually.
1 = TENS for patients with a low sensitivity
threshold.
2 = TENS for patients with a normal
sensitivity threshold
3 = TENS for patients with a high sensitivity
threshold.
19e: Press the channel 4 +/- button to
confirm your choice:
• The TENS Analgesic programme will be
launched.
• If you have chosen the sensitivity level
manually, and the sensitivity threshold
test if you have chosen the Intelligent
TENS
function.
Using the Intelligent TENS function
Once you have enabled the I
ntelligent
TENS function in the corresponding options
screen and confirmed your choice, the
sensitivity test will start automatically. The
MEMO symbol will appear over any
channels that are connected.
NOTE: If no channels are connected, the
electrode error symbol will be displayed on
the screen.
When your patient feels the first signs of
tingling, press any MEMO button. The
programme will start automatically.
20a: Press the On/Off button to stop the
programme.
20 b d e: Press any of the active channel
+/- buttons (any but number 2 in the
example above) to register your patient’s
sensitivity threshold.
The programme will begin automatically.
You can use any of the active +/- buttons
to adjust the stimulation energies in the
different channels during a TENS
treatment session.
fig. 19
fig. 20
At the end of each session, a small flag will
be displayed on the screen and a short
melody will be played.
NOTE: Press the i button to access the
contraction info screen.
To turn off the stimulator, press the
ON/OFF button.
19a 19b 19d 19e
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