User Manual
for
Ultima
20
T.E.N.S UNIT
PRESCRIBING
INFORMATION
FOREWORD
Read
this
manual
carefully
before
using
your
Ultima
20
T.E.N.S. unit.
The
manufacturer strongly recommends carefully
reading
the
"Warnings
and
Cautions",
and
subsequent
chapters
of
this
manual.
WARNINGS
AND
CAUTIONS
Prescription
labeling:
Federal
law
restricts
this
device
to
sale
or use by or on
the
order
of a
practitioner
s o
licensed
by the
state.
Contraindications:
1
.
Do not
place
the
pads
on the
carotid s i n u s e s located
at
the two
sides
of the
neck,
(where
a
doctor feels
for a
pulse),
or
over
the
eyes.
2. Do not use
this
T.E.N.S.
unit
if you
have
a heart
pacemaker
or
serious
heart rhythm problem.
3. Any
electrode
placement
that
causes
current
to
flow
transcerbrally (through
the
head).
4.
The use of
T.E.N.S. whenever pain
syndromes
are
undiagnosed,
until etiology
is
e s t a b l i s h e d .
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WARNINGS
1.
Do not use
this T.E.N.S. unit during
the
pregnancy
or at
anytime
on the
abdomen during
pregnancy.
2.
This T.E.N.S. unit
is not
effective
for
pain
of
central
origin, including headache.
3.
T.E.N.S. unit should
be
used only under
the
continued
supervision
of a
physician.
4.
T.E.N.S. unit
has no
curative value.
5.
T.E.N.S.
is a
symptomatic treatment
and as
such
suppresses
the
sensation
of
pain, which would
otherwise serve
as a
protective
mechanism.
6. The
user must keep
the
device
out of the
reach
of
children.
7.
Electronic monitoring equipment
may not
operate properly when
T.E.N.S.
stimulation
is in
use.
8.
Do not use
T.E.N.S. unit
if you are
driving
or
operating machinery.
9.
If you
have epilepsy, consult your doctor.
PRECAUTIONS
1.
Isolated
cases
of
skin
irritation
may
occur
at the
site
of
electrode placement following long-term
application.
2.
Effectiveness
is
highly dependent upon patient
selection
by a
person qualified
in the
management
of
pain patients.
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