Abbott St. Jude Medical Patient Controller 3875, User Manual

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Operation of machines, equipment, and vehicles. If
you are using a therapy that generates paresthesia,
you should turn off stimulation before operating
motorized vehicles, such as automobiles, or
potentially dangerous machinery and equipment
because sudden stimulation changes may distract you
from properly operating them. However, current data
shows that most patients using BurstDR™ stimulation
therapy do not experience paresthesia. If you do not
feel paresthesia, sudden stimulation changes are less
likely to occur and distract you while operating
motorized vehicles, machinery, or equipment.
Implanted cardiac system. Be aware of the risk and
possible interaction between a neurostimulation
system and an implanted cardiac system, such as a
pacemaker or defibrillator. Electrical pulses from a
neurostimulation system may interact with the sensing
operation of an implanted cardiac system, causing the
cardiac system to respond inappropriately. To
minimize or prevent the implanted cardiac system
from sensing the output of the neurostimulation
system, (1) maximize the distance between the
implanted systems; (2) verify that the
neurostimulation system is not interfering with the
functions of the implanted cardiac system; and (3)
avoid programming either device in a unipolar mode
(using the device’s can as an anode) or using
neurostimulation system settings that interfere with
the functions of the implantable cardiac system.