User's Manual

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DevicePrecautions(continued)

• Failureofyour stimulatorsystem,althoughunlike ly,ispossibleduetorandomcomponentfailure.

If any part of your stimulator system stops working or you see a change in how it works,

discontinueuseandcontactyourdoctorduringnormalbusinesshours.

• ReturnyourPatient

ProgrammerandTNSdevicetoyourdoctorattheendofthetrialperiod.Do

notdiscard orburn thePatientProgrammerorTNS device. Firemaycause theinternalbatteries

toexplode.

• Donottry toreplacetheTNSdevicebattery,eveniftheTNSdevicedoesnotfunction.

OnlySpinal

ModulationpersonnelmayreplacetheTNSdevicebattery.

• Do not use any other company’s device to program your stimulator device. Use only the Patient

ProgrammerprovidedbySpinalModulation.

• Do not allow unauthorized use of your Patient Programmer. This may cause unwanted

programmingchanges.

• Do

not use the Patient Programmer or stimulator device near explosive or flammable gases.

Seriousinjurymayoccur.

• Do not use the Programmer Charger if the power cord is damaged, excessively worn or frayed.

Thismaycauseinjuryordamageyourstimulationdevice.

• ToremovepowerfromtheProgrammerCharger

whennotinuse,unplugfromthewall.

• Frequent programming of your implanted device will cause the battery to deplete faster. Avoid

unnecessaryprogramming.

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PRECAUTIONS–FORYOURTHERAPY

Followtheseprecautionstomaintainappropriatetherapy:

• Followproperwoundcaretechniques,asinstructedbyyourdoctor.

• Donotruborpressontheimplantsite.Thismaycausetheleadstodislodgeoryourskintoerode.

ItmayalsocauseinversionoftheINS.

• Avoid

excessive bending, twisting and stretching. Do not lift objects over ten pounds. These

activitiesmaycausetheleadstomove.Understimulationoroverstimulationmayresult.

• Avoid driving a car or operating other potentially dangerous machinery while stimulation is ON.

Youcouldbedistractedfromvehicleordeviceoperationifsudden

changesinstimulationwereto

occur.

• Yourstimulatordevicemayaffecttheoperationofotherimplantabledevices,suchaspacemakers

or implantable cardiac defibrillators. Tell your doctor about any other implantable devices that

youhaveorarescheduledtoget.