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/

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.

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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