Warnings
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Treatment instructions
regarding location, duration and intensity of the
treatment require medical knowledge and should be given only by authorised
physicians, therapists and medical paraprofessionals. These instructions must
be followed.
The patient must not be left unattended during the therapy.
Performing intercranial, transcardiac and cervical-occipital treatments is
prohibited. Failure to follow this information can lead to hazards to the patient.
Simultaneously connecting a patient to the ThermoTK system and a surgical
high-frequency device is prohibited. Failure to follow this information can lead to
hazards to the patient, in particular through burns under the electrodes.
Use in wet areas is not permitted and may in case of non-compliance lead to
considerable damage and endanger both the patient and the user.
Never use the handpiece without an electrode or with a damaged electrode.
Failure to follow this information can lead to hazards to the patient.
The common electrode must always have extensive contact with the patient. It
may otherwise lead to undesired compression of the field lines and thus injury
to the patient.
Attention should thus always be paid to contact of this electrode during
treatment.
The function of certain implanted electrical devices, for example, cardiac
pacemakers, can be disrupted through treatment with long-wave devices.
Patients should normally not undergo long-wave therapy if they have reduced
heat and pain perception in the body region intended for treatment.
Long-wave therapy should not be performed on patients through clothing. It
should also not be performed on patients who are wearing metal objects, such
as jewellery or clothing containing metal (for example, metal buttons, snap
fasteners or threads).
Patient body parts which contain metal implants (for example, a bone nail, IUD,
etc.) should normally be excluded from the treatment.
