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Vectra® Neo Clinical Therapy System
INDICATIONS FOR USE
SEMG & STIM INDICATIONS
Indications
For EMG triggered Stim:
• Stroke rehab by muscle re-education
• Relaxation of muscle spasms
• Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy
• Increase local blood circulation
• Muscle
re-education
• Maintaining or increasing range of motion
For EMG:
• To determine the activation timing of muscles for:
- Retraining of muscle activation
- Coordinating of muscle activation
• Any indication of the force produced by muscle for
control and maintenance of muscle contractions
- Relaxation muscle training
- Muscle re-education
Contraindications
The Vectra® Neo Clinical Therapy System should not be
used under the following conditions:
• Do not use for symptomatic local pain relief unless
etiology is established or unless a pain syndrome has
been diagnosed.
• Do not use when cancerous lesions are present in the
treatment area.
• Do not apply stimulation over swollen, infected,
inflamed areas or skin eruptions (e.g., phlebitis,
thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, etc.).
• Other contraindications are patients suspected of
carrying serious infectious disease and/or disease
where it is advisable, for general medical purposes, to
suppress heat or fevers.
• Do not place electrode placements to the carotid
sinus region (anterior neck) or transcerebrally (through
the head).
• Safety has not been established for the use of
therapeutic electrical stimulation during pregnancy.
• Do not use powered muscle stimulators or TENS
waveforms on patients with cardiac demand
pacemakers.
• Do not use Vectra® Neo Clinical Therapy System
on patients who have or have had implantable
neurostimulating cardiac demand pacemakers, ICD, or
other implantable electronic devices.
• Do not use Vectra® Neo Clinical Therapy System on
patients with body worn electro mechanical medical
devices, i.e. insulin pump.
• Do not use this system in an MRI or CT environment.
The Vectra® Neo Clinical Therapy System, its
components, and accessories are not to be present in
an MRI or CT environment.
Additional Precautions
• Use caution for patients with suspected or diagnosed
heart problems.
• Use caution for patients with suspected or diagnosed
epilepsy.
• Use caution in the presence of the following:
- When there is a tendency to hemorrhage
following acute trauma or fracture
- Following recent surgical procedures when
muscle contraction may disrupt the healing
process
- Over a menstruating or pregnant uterus
- Over areas of the skin that lack normal sensation
• Some patients may experience skin irritation or
hypersensitivity due to the electrical stimulation
or electrical conductive medium. The irritation can
usually be reduced by using an alternative conductive
medium or an alternative electrode placement.
• Electrode placement and stimulation settings
should be based on the guidance of the prescribing
practitioner.
• Powered muscle stimulators should be used only with
the lead wires and electrodes recommended for use
by the manufacturer.
• With TENS waveforms, isolated cases of skin irritation
may occur at the site of electrode placement following
long term application.
• The effective management of pain by TENS waveforms
is highly dependent upon patient selection by a
person qualified in the management of pain patients.
Adverse Eff ects
• Skin irritation and burns beneath the electrodes
have been reported with the use of powered muscle
stimulators.
• Potential adverse effects with TENS are skin irritation
and electrode burns.