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EN109-1498751-47 IFU
conductive medium, or alternate electrode placement.
See also chapter 9 for general warnings and precautions.
Combination therapy
Combination therapy is only allowed with a single ultrasound head connected.
Relevant hazards
Ultrasound therapy
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Use of ultrasound in treating areas above the shoulders may pose relevant hazards. While it is
recognized that certain specific conditions involving the eyes can and have been treated by
specialists qualified by training, knowledge and experience to administer such treatments, such
application carries with it recognized hazards of applying heat to the eyes.
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Treatment of the facial sinus exposes the eyes to the same hazards.
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Treatment of the thyroid, as well as lymph nodes in the neck, may expose the patient to as yet
undetermined effects, in as much as the safety of such treatments has not yet been established.
Potential adverse effects
Electrotherapy
When treated for Muscle Stimulation:
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Skin irritation and etching beneath the electrodes have been reported with the use of
therapeutic electrical stimulation.
When treated for Pain Management:
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Skin irritation and etching beneath the electrodes have been reported with the use of
therapeutic electrical stimulation.
Ultrasound therapy
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Cataracts
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Male sterility
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Enhanced drug activity
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Thermal stress
Combination Therapy
The combined adverse effects of ultrasound therapy and electro therapy apply.
