WARNING! DO NOT become pregnant while you have the HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System. If you are
a woman of childbearing age, use birth control if you are sexually active. Blood thinners (which
most VAD patients receive) have been associated with birth defects. If you do become
pregnant, tell your clinician immediately.
WARNING! ALWAYS check the Controller Display for any information regarding an alarm when
using loud machinery or in the vicinity of loud noises since under these conditions, the controller
and battery alarms may not be audible.
WARNING! DO NOT have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure while implanted with
the HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System. Doing so could harm you or cause the pump to stop.
WARNING! Keep mobile phones at least 20 inches (50 centimeters) away from the controller, as
mobile phones may interfere with controller operation.
WARNING! DO NOT undergo procedures requiring high power electrical treatment while the
pump is implanted. High power electrical treatments are typically prescribed for joint conditions
such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis and use high frequency electrical current to
produce deep heat inside the body intended to decrease inammation and pain. Consult your
clinician before having any deep tissue heating procedures.
WARNING! AVOID exposure to therapeutic levels of ultrasound energy. Consult your clinician
before having lithotripsy procedures to treat kidney stones or any treatments involving high
intensity ultrasound. The implanted device may inadvertently concentrate the ultrasound eld
and cause harm.
WARNING! AVOID therapeutic ionizing radiation. Consult your clinician before having any
nuclear medicine procedures or radiation therapy for cancer. Radiation may damage the
device and may not be immediately detectable.
CAUTION: DO NOT play contact sports. You may start bleeding or could damage
your equipment.
CAUTION: DO NOT expose the driveline to direct or indirect sunlight. Keep the driveline
completely covered when in the sun. DO NOT use tanning lights or black lights. The light from
these sources may damage the outer covering of the driveline.
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6.0 Living with the HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System
People who receive a VAD may notice an improvement in symptoms beginning
in the hospital and will continue to get stronger in the weeks following surgery.
However, adjusting to living with a VAD may take time. This manual provides
some information about living with your HeartWare
™
HVAD
™
System. Call your
clinician if you have any questions about activities not included in this manual.
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