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MEGAPULSE
®
II USER MANUAL 5
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DIATHERMY WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS
CAUTION: Federal law restricts this device for sale or use by, or on the order of, a Practitioner
licensed by the laws of the state in which he/she practices to use or order the use of the device.
Please notice that Accelerated Care Plus cannot provide medical advice. If you have specific
medical questions, please contact your healthcare professional.
Warnings
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Do not operate this device until the User Manual, including all Indications for Use, Contraindications, Warnings
and Precautions, have been carefully read and understood.
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Operation of this device or placement of lead wires, probes, pads and electrodes in close proximity (less than 5
feet) to an operating shortwave or microwave diathermy unit may produce instability in the device output or
burns at the treatment site.
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Treatment should not be applied over the carotid sinus nerves, (located in the anterior neck triangle), including,
stellate ganglion, vagus nerve, or laryngeal or pharyngeal muscle. Particular care should be taken for patients
with a known sensitivity to the carotid sinus reflex, as carotid sinus stimulation may alter blood pressure and
cardiac contractility.
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Do not apply treatment over testes, heart or eyes. Electromagnetic effects may affect organ function.
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Treatment should not be applied when high fever is present, over swollen, severe infection, (osteomyelitis,
sepsis, tuberculosis, etc.), or inflamed areas or skin eruptions, (e.g., phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins,
etc.).
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Do not apply over the lumbar or abdominal region, or over the uterus during menstruation as therapy may
temporarily increase menstrual flow.
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Do not apply treatment over exposed spinal cord (i.e. following laminectomy, spinal fusion, etc.).
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Do not apply directly over the cranial region, as little is known about the electromagnetic effects on the
cerebrum to determine if it represents a serious hazard when shortwave diathermy is applied to the head.
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Do not apply directly over the epiphysis of growing bones in children and adolescents because shortwave
diathermy may enhance or inhibit bone growth.
NOTE: The mean age for skeletal maturity in females is 15.5 years; in males, 17.5 years.
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Do not apply treatment on a patient connected to patient monitoring devices, or within 5 feet of any active
patient monitoring devices.
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Thermal Shortwave Diathermy should not be performed when metal is present in tissues in the treatment field.
This includes Total Knee Arthroplasty, Total Hip Arthroplasty, other joint replacements, screws, wires, shrapnel,
some stents, etc. Shunts may contain a valve rather than a pump. Good clinical practice with either sub thermal or
thermal Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) is to remove all external metal from the treatment field such as buttons,
snaps, under-wire bra, belt buckle, metal zippers on clothing or pillowcase covers, intra-uterine device, shrapnel,
body piercing, jewelry.
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Do not apply directly over or in close proximity to Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Thermal agents should be
avoided in early phases of a DVT. Therapists should follow the guidelines provided by the referring physician
on recommended activity level and modality use.
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Do not apply shortwave diathermy through synthetic blend clothing. Certain plastics and synthetics (e.g., nylon,
polyvinyl chloride, and polyethylene terephthalate), which are usually regarded as good insulators, can also be
heated significantly by shortwave diathermy units. Some fabric blends that contain synthetics can also be
heated. Additionally, synthetics can trap moisture near the body, which can rapidly heat and burn a patient.
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Always keep cables spaced apart. Route cables as designed for the unit, using all spacing insulators and cable
supports provided. Do not put anything else between the cables and never cross cables.