Philips PR3841 User manual

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Table of contents
Important 4
Glossary 4
Introduction 5
Intended use 5
Device description 5
Benets and risks 6
Important safeguards 8
How the device works 13
Pre-set programs 14
Signals on the device 18
Preparing for use 19
Using the device 20
After use 27
Assistance 30
Troubleshooting 30
Replacement 32
Accessories 32
Full Two-Year Warranty 33
45-Day Money-Back Guarantee 34
Battery recycling 35
Compliance information 36
Specications 38
Explanation of symbols 41
Electrode placement guide 48
Important
Pay special attention to all warnings, precautions and
contraindications in this user manual. Follow them strictly
during use. Save the user manual for future reference.
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Glossary
- CE: Conformité Européenne
- CEC: California Energy Commission
- EC: European Commission
- EMS: electrical muscle stimulation
- EU: European Union
- FCC: Federal Communications Commission
- OTC: over the counter
- RF: radio frequency
- TENS: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- USB: universal serial bus
Introduction
Thank you for buying this product. If you want to benet
fully from the support that Philips offers, please register
your product at www.philips.com/pain-relief/
register.The PulseRelief device is available without
prescription.To get the best possible results with this
device, we advise you to follow the instructions in this user
manual. If you have questions or need extra information,
go to www.philips.com/pain-relief or call toll-free
1-844-531-6861 (Monday - Saturday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
EST, Sunday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST,
excluding Major Holidays).
Intended use
The OTCTENS/EMS stimulator PulseRelief is designed
to be used for temporary relief of pain associated with
sore and aching muscles in the shoulder, waist, back,
neck, upper extremities (arm), and lower extremities
(leg) due to strain from exercise or normal household
workactivities. It should be applied to normal, healthy,
dry and clean skin of adult patients. And is to be used
for stimulate healthy muscles in order to improve and
facilitate muscle performance.
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Device description
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1 On/off button
2 Status indicator
3 Detachable connector
4 Micro-USB socket of device
5 Battery indicator
6 Adapter
7 Socket for standard USB plug
8 Standard USB plug
9 Micro-USB plug
10 Self-adhesive hydrogel electrodes
Benets and risks
Benets
TENS programs can help relieve pain in muscles
that are sore and aching due to exercise or normal
household work. EMS programs make muscles
contract. Muscle contraction may improve and
facilitate muscle performance.
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Risks
General risk
TENS only treats symptoms. It reduces the feeling of
pain, but it does not cure the cause of the pain.
Pain may be a signal from your body that some part
of your body is damaged and needs attention.
Specic risks
- You may get skin irritation and burns under the
electrodes applied to your skin.
- You may get a headache or other pain if you use
the device near your eye, or on your head or face.
- You may feel faint or sick during or after use of the device.
- Some reddening of the skin under or around the
electrodes may occur during and shortly after
EMS treatment. Skin reddening usually disappears
within two hours after treatment. If the skin
continues to be red for more than a day,
please consult your physician.
- You may experience muscle exhaustion or muscle
soreness after extended use of the EMS programs
on the same muscles (more than 30 minutes a
session, up to 3 times a day).
Stop using the device and consult your physician if you
experience adverse reactions from the device.
To ensure safe usage of the device, follow the instructions
in this user manual. Read the contraindications, warnings
and precautions sections before you use this device.
If you are not sure if the device is suitable for you, consult
your physician before using this device.
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IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS
Contraindications
Do not use this device with the following medical devices:
- Implanted electronic medical devices, such as pacemakers.
This may cause electric shock, burns, or death.
- Electronic life support equipment, such as respirators.
- Electronic medical devices worn on the body, such
as electrocardiographs.
If you use this device together with other electronic
medical devices, these devices may not work correctly.
Warnings
- If you are in the care of a physician, consult your
physician before you use this device.
- If you have had medical or physical treatment for your
pain, consult your physician before you use this device.
- If your pain does not improve, becomes more
than mild, or continues for more than ve days,
stop using the device and consult your physician.
- Consult your physician before you use this device.
The device may cause lethal disturbances to the
heart rhythm in susceptible individuals.
- Do not use the device if you have a cognitive
impairment (e.g. dementia, Alzheimer’s disease).
People who have a cognitive impairment may be
unable to use the device according to the instructions
and may become agitated by the treatment.
- Do not apply electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)
over painful areas. If you have painful areas,
consult your physician before you use the device.
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- Do not use the device on children, as it has not
been evaluated for pediatric use.
- Do not use the device on your neck. This could
cause severe muscle spasms that may result in
closure of your airway, breathing difculties, or
adverse effects on heart rhythm or blood pressure.
- Do not use the device across your chest.
The device introduces electrical current.
Using the device in your chest may cause rhythm
disturbances to your heart, which could be lethal.
- Use the device only on normal, intact, clean, and
healthy skin.
,Do not use the device over open wounds or
rashes, and over swollen, red, infected,
or inamed areas or skin eruptions
(e.g., phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins).
- Do not use the device over, or close to,
cancerous lesions.
- Do not place the electrodes simultaneously on both
legs, both arms, or on the soles of both feet.This may
have adverse effects on your heart rhythm.
- Do not place the electrodes inside body cavities,
e.g. the mouth. This may cause skin irritation,
skin burns or electrical shocks. This device is not
designed for internal application.
- Do not use the device in the presence of
electronic monitoring equipment (e.g., cardiac
monitors, ECG alarms).This equipment may not
operate properly when the electrical stimulation
device is in use.
- Do not use the device when in the bath or shower.
- Do not use the device while sleeping.
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- Do not use the device while driving, operating
machinery, or during any activity in which electrical
stimulation can put you at risk of injury.
- Do not modify the device or the electrodes.
This could cause improper functioning.
- As the electrical performance characteristics of
electrodes may affect the safety and effectiveness of
electrical stimulation, take the following into account:
1 If the electrodes are too small or not correctly
applied, this may result in discomfort or skin burn.
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Contact the manufacturer of the device, if you do not
know if the electrode can be used with the device.
Precautions
- TENS is not effective for pain of central origin,
including headache.
- TENS is not a substitute for pain medications and
other pain management therapies.
- TENS devices have no curative value.
- TENS is a symptomatic treatment. It suppresses
the sensation of pain that normally serves as a
protective mechanism.
- AsTENS treatment may not be effective for everyone,
consult your physician or healthcare professional to
nd out if TENS will work in your case.
- The long-term effects of electrical stimulation are
unknow
- Because the effects of stimulation on the brain are
unknown, do not use the device on opposite sides
of your head.
- Electrical stimulation or the electrical conductive
gel may cause skin irritation or hypersensitivity.
- If you have suspected or diagnosed heart disease,
follow the precautions from your physician.
- If you have suspected or diagnosed epilepsy,
follow the precautions from your physician.
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