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gbo Medizintechnik AG 2004
Version 1.3
7 Warnings and Safety Precautions
Warning!
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In case of patients with implanted electronic device carry out electrical stimulation
treatment only after having checked whether there is any risk.
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Pieces of jewellery, glasses and other metal parts have to be taken off during the
treatment.
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Turn off cellular phones and radiophone or place them in a distance of 3 m from the
device.
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Cardiac pacemakers can extremely be disturbed. In these cases the therapy should be only
carried out under continuous pulse and ECG control.
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If the patient and/or the connection cables are in direct range of a high-frequency, short-
wave or micro-wave therapeutic device, a damage to the device or an injury of the patient
cannot be excluded. Please keep a distance of 3 m.
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The unit is not designed to be operated in places with the inherent risk of explosions. If it
is used in dangerous areas of anaesthesia departments, the possibility of an explosion
cannot be excluded.
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Are contraindicated
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Changes to the skin, particularly with infectious diseases and birthmarks
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Tumorous diseases in all stages
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Feverish conditions
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Poor general condition and general atrophy
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Active tuberculosis, regardless of stage and localization
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Acute inflammations
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Stomach ulcers
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Following recent Thoriam-X treatment, X-ray depth treatment
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Diabetes mellitus
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Pregnancy
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Vascular diseases of the extremities (thrombophlebitis, thrombosis, varicosis)
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Disorders of coagulation of blood
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Acute join rheumatism.
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Near these disease groups one should be troubled to expel certain organs of a direct
treatment.
The following organs must not be treated directly:
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Eyes, brain and spinal marrow
- Laminectomy-related spinal incisions
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Anaesthetised areas
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Heart and lungs
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Do no expose
of heart segments with functional heart complaints.
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Do no expose
of the epiphysis zones of children.
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Note!
This list raises no claim to completeness. In the individual case the doctor always
decides on contraindications and criteria of treatment.
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In case of all visible failures contact immediately gbo Medizintechnik AG
or one of the
service agencies authorized by gbo Medizintechnik AG .
