Evoke
®
SCS System User Manual
Issue
Resolution
My EPC
stimulation level
Sometimes you will need to press the
or
button
indicator lights do
multiple times before the lights will change. This is normal.
not change when I
However, you should feel a change in stimulation intensity almost
increase or
every button press.
decrease
If you feel you need to be reprogrammed, please contact your
stimulation
clinical team.
My therapy has
stopped
The stimulator will stop stimulation if it detects an issue or if the
stimulator battery is too low.
First try to restart your stimulator with your EPC. If the EPC does
not connect to the stimulator, then
refer
to
‘Stimulator
Battery
too
low’ below. If
the EPC
connects, but stimulation
does
not
start, or it stops stimulation repeatedly, try the suggestions
below.
If you have an eCLS
1. Stimulator battery too low:
a. Please contact your clinical team to organize battery
recharge or replacement.
2. Lead Disconnection:
a. Do not open the eCLS Case.
b. Please contact your clinical team.
If you have a fully implanted CLS
1. Stimulator Battery too Low:
a. Place the Charger coil over the CLS
and
press
the ‘
Start
C
harging’ button
for 2 seconds.
b. If the CLS battery was low, allow it to recharge (refer to
Section 8
‘
The Evoke Charger
’
), and restart stimulation
(refer to Section 7
‘
The Evoke Pocket Console (EPC)
’
).
Stimulation
This may happen during charging and should resolve once charging
strength becomes
is finished.
more variable
If this happens often when not charging, you should contact your
Clinician to reprogram your stimulator.
Stimulation
When the stimulation reaches some internal limits, it may
strength suddenly
decrease in strength automatically. You will be able to increase the
decreases
strength again with your EPC. If this problem continues you may
need to contact your Clinician to reprogram your stimulator.
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