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There are some device risks which were not seen in the study but are considered
possible. These device risks include:
Food or liquid entering your lungs while using the device.
Bleeding where the electrode wire tip is attached to the diaphragm muscle.
Electrode wire breaks inside the body. This could lead to a loss of therapy or
less therapy. It could require another surgical procedure to correct.
Allergic reaction to the materials which are used in the electrode wires.
Use of the NeuRx DPS
®
causing problems with devices such as heart
pacemakers and defibrillators. (See the warning about this under Warnings
and Precautions in this manual.)
Problem interactions with some medical equipment:
o
High-frequency surgical equipment
may cause burns where the
electrode wires pass through the skin. It might also damage the NeuRx
®
EPG if connected.
o
MRI
could cause the electrode wires to move. MRI could also cause
unwanted tissue heating through the electrode wires.
o
Diathermy treatment
equipment used for deep tissue heat treatment.
Unwanted tissue heating through the electrode wires could occur.
o
External electrical stimulation
such as transcutaneous electrical nerve
stimulation (TENS). If this is performed in the chest area near the
electrode wires, unwanted diaphragm contraction could occur.
o
Shortwave or microwave therapy.
Operating the NeuRx DPS
®
close to
(about 3 feet from) such equipment may interfere with your NeuRx
DPS
®
.
o
Electrical diagnostic test equipment
such as an electromyogram (EMG)
or electrocardiogram (ECG). The use of the EPG during such tests could
interfere with those tests.
Impeding treatment if the location where the electrode wires pass through your
skin (the
exit sites
) gets wet.
Electromagnetic interference: Some electrically powered equipment gives off
electromagnetic waves which could interfere with your NeuRx
®
EPG.
Accidently getting shocked from another metal surface if the patient cable or
electrode wires touch other metal objects.
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