Safety Information; Important Considerations - Medisana Medistim Mode D'emploi

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Thank you for your confidence in us and congratulations on your purchase!
By purchasing the Medistim pain relief plaster, you have acquired a quality
product by MEDISANA.
To ensure that you are able to obtain the results you are looking for and can
enjoy using your MEDISANA pain relief plaster for a long time to come, we
recommend that you read with care the following information about using and
caring for the device.
Read the following safety information carefully before
using the device and keep these instructions in a safe
place for later use.
• The device should not be used by the following patients:
- pregnant women during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy and generally
speaking not on the stomach at all during the entire pregnancy,
- patients with pacemakers or extreme cardiac irregularities
- patients with metal implants
- diabetics and patients with abnormally high blood pressure
- cancer patients, patients with severe inflammations, acute illnesses accom-
panied by fever, infections, inflammatory skin diseases, leprosy sufferers
- patients under 16 years of age and not at all by children under 12.
• Children may not used the device. Medical products are not toys!
• Consult your doctor if you suffer from epilepsy or certain disabilities.
• Always seek the advice of a doctor in case of doubt and follow his instruc-
tions for treatment.
• This device may not be used to treat the following areas of the body: the
carotid sinus nerve, the laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles.
• The electrodes may not be placed on the following areas of the body: on the
head, the neck, in the vicinity of the heart, on the genitals, on areas of
scarring if the operation was performed less than 10 months previously, on
inflamed or injured areas of skin or varicose veins.
• Pain relief treatment following injury or operations may only be carried out
under the supervision and instruction of a doctor or physiotherapist.
• The Medistim's electric pulses may be unpleasant but should not be pain-
ful. If treatment causes pain, first reduce the intensity and if you continue to
experience pain, stop the treatment and consult your doctor for advice.
• Take care to ensure that the two ends of the electrode pads never come into
contact. This could lead to short-circuiting of the device.
• Do not switch the device on when it is not positioned on the body.
• Do not place the electrodes on the body if it is wet.
• Do not use the device whilst taking a bath or a shower.
• The electrodes should not be applied to the musculature above the stomach
within 90 minutes of eating.