Zimmer MicroPro - Important Therapy Considerations

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- Gynecological disorders involving acute inflammation
- Wetness, perspiration or damp bandages
- Pregnancy, because irradiation of the abdomen could cause teratogenous damage
- Menstrual bleeding
- Sudeck’s syndrome, stage I and II
- Basedow’s disease (irradiation could cause serious states of agitation)
- Varicose veins (irradiation could cause inflammation and thrombosis)
- Coloured and white tattoos
- Wet clothing
- Endoprostheses of hip, knee, shoulder…
- Screw connections and stabilization of the spine
- Treatment of the skin with radiotherapy in the last 6 month, recent radiotherapy
11.3 Of particular importance
- It is recommended not to use clothing for microwave therapy on patients. Conductive
material should be excluded from the treatment area. The therapy must not be used
on patients who wear metallic objects such as jewelry or clothing containing metallic
material (e.g. metallic buttons, clips or threads).Particular care must be taken if the
patient’s clothing is wet or damp, since the garments may heat up faster and more
intensely than the patient’s body.
- Synthetic fibers (perlon, nylon, etc.) are characterized by low absorbency, which can
cause the skin beneath such fabrics to quickly become moist.
Therefore, it is recommended that the body areas to be treated be completely un-
clothed and the patient’s skin dried, particularly where perspiration accumulates in
folds of the skin. This applies especially when a higher dosage is being applied.
- Since the effects of high-frequency fields on unborn life have not yet been sufficiently
researched, we recommend that operators who are pregnant do not remain in the
immediate vicinity of the applicator when the unit is activated.
- The output power must always be set according to the subjective sense of the patient!
Therefore, special care must be taken in case of patients with a diminished capacity
for perception of heat!
Caution:
At this point it has to be pointed out that it is advisable to place warning notices for pace-
maker wearers in rooms in which high-frequency therapy (e.g. microwave therapy) takes
place.
Moreover, a distance of at least 3 m must be maintained between the unit and any low-
frequency therapy that is being carried out at the same time!