sanowell Life TENS, Instructional Manual

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• In case TENS treatment is ineffective or uncomfortable stimulation has to be cea-
sed until examination by a physician has been conducted.
• Do not apply the device when operating machinery or driving a vehicle.
• Please always turn off your device before application and removal of the elec-
trodes.
• TENS devices do not have a AP/APG-safety. They may not be operated in the
environment of explosive or combustible material.
• Persons afflicted with heart disease may only apply the sanowell Life Tens under
extreme caution. Please consult your physician concerning side effects before
application of the device.
• TENS may not be applied during pregnancy.
• The purposeful use of TENS is nerve stimulation. If the device is applied to un-
suitable body areas danger to the user may arise. Never place electrodes in the
laryngeal or pharyngeal area. Muscle spasms in this area can afflict asphyxiation.
• In some rare occasions skin irritations may be caused by the electrodes. In such
incidence please cease stimulation and remove the electrodes. Discontinue treat-
ment until the cause for the skin irritation has been diagnosed.
• Do not apply electrodes to the eyes, in the mouth, or in other body holes. The
electrodes are to be used only on healthy skin. Never apply electrodes to irritated
or injured skin.
• Keep away from children.
• Never apply electrodes in a manner that will trans-duct currency through the
brain.
• The device may not be used to treat pain of uncertain cause.
• Attention: Do not plug the electrode wires into a alternating current socket!
Additionally in Germany it is applicable as follows:
• The device is manufactured according to the medical products law (MPG).
• The device is subject to the medical products operator’s regulation (MPBetreibV).
• Operator and user are obligated to strictly observe the operator’s regulation in all
aspects.
• For all other states of the European Community national laws and regulations for
operation of medical products are valid.