Chattanooga Intelect Mobile 2 Ultrasound, Quick Start Manual

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INTELECT® MOBILE 2 QUICK START GUIDE
INDICATIONS
• Relief of pain from muscle spasm
• Relief of pain from joint contracture
• Relief of pain associated with ligament
sprains, tendinitis and muscle sprain
CONTRAINDICATIONS
• Do not use for symptomatic local pain relief
unless etiology is established or unless a pain
syndrome has been diagnosed�
• Do not use when cancerous lesions are
present in the treatment area�
• Do not use when patient is suspected or
known to have infectious disease and/or
disease where it is advisable, for general
medical purposes, to suppress heat or fevers�
• Do not use over or near bone growth centers
until bone growth is complete�
• Do not use over the thoracic area if the
patient is using a cardiac pacemaker�
• Do not use over a healing fracture�
• Do not use over or applied to the eye�
• Do not use over a pregnant uterus�
• Tissue necrosis might result if the device is
used on ischemic tissues in individuals with
vascular disease, where the blood supply
would not keep up with the metabolic
demand�
• Do not use Intelect
®
Mobile 2 on patients
who have or have had implantable
neurostimulating cardiac demand
pacemakers, ICD, or other implantable
electronic devices�
• Do not use Intelect
®
Mobile 2 on patients
with body worn electro mechanical medical
devices, i�e� insulin pump�
• Do not use this system in an MRI or CT
environment� The Intelect
®
Mobile 2, its
components, and accessories are not to be
present in an MRI or CT environment�
ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS
Additional precautions should be used when
ultrasound is used on patients with the following
conditions:
• Over an area of the spinal cord following
a laminectomy, i�e�, when major covering
tissues have been removed
• Over anesthetic areas
• On patients with hemorrhagic diatheses
ULTRASOUND INDICATIONS