Important Safety Hints; Contraindication - Hydas 4509.1.00 Instrucciones Servicio

Active application includes the following:
• Muscle training to improve endurance performance and/or
• Muscle training to support the strengthening of certain muscles or muscle groups in order to achieve
desired changes to body proportions.
Relaxing application includes the following:
• Muscle relaxation in order to loosen up muscular tension
• Improving muscular fatigue symptoms
• Accelerating muscle regeneration after high muscular performance (e.g. after a marathon)

2 | Important safety hints

Retain the manual for further use
and forward it to other users!
• Use of the device does not replace medical consultation and treatment.
• In the event of any type of pain or illness, you must therefore always fi rst ask your doctor.
• Read, understand and practice the precautionary and operating instructions.
• Be sure to comply with all "Warnings, Cautions and Adverse reactions" in the manual, in order to prevent
any damage to health.

2.1 | Contraindication

Do not use in the following cases:
• Users with implanted electronic equipment, such as pacemakers and intracardiac defi brillators who have
not gotten doctor's permission must not use the device
• Epilepsy
• Serious arterial circulatory problems in the lower limbs
• Abdominal or inguinal hernia
• If you have heart disease without consulting your physician
• Safety has not been established for the use of therapeutic electrical stimulator during pregnancy
• This device should not be used when cancerous lesions are present in the treatment area
• with high fever
• Please don't use it in the bathroom or other place with high humidity.
• Do not use after consuming alcohol
• Do not use the device if you are connected to, or in the vicinity of, high-frequency surgical or industrial
equipment. This may cause burn injuries on the skin under the electrodes, as well as problems with the
stimulator.
• Please do not place pads near heart, genitals or dieseased skin.
• Suggestion: Do not use the device when close to short wave or microwave therapeutic instrument (such
as 1M), as the use of low frequency instrument at this time is not stable in output.
Caution!
• Keep yourself informed of the contraindications.
• Stimulation should not be applied over throat or mouth. Severe spasm of the laryngeal and pharyngeal
muscles may occur and the contractions may be strong enough to close the airway or cause diffi culty in
breathing.
• Stimulation should not be applied anywhere on the front of the thorax in that the introduction of
electrical current into the heart may cause cardiac arrhythmias and lead to cardiac arrest.
• This stimulator not intended for unattended, personal use by patients who have noncompliant,
emotionally disturbed, dementia, or low IQ.
• Do not use if you have pains of unknown origin
• Do not place electrodes on your head or at any sites (i. e. for head area electrode not allowed to be placed
at front and back, or left and right in pairs) that may cause the electrical current to fl ow trans cerebrally
(through the head)
• If the stimulator levels are uncomfortable or become uncomfortable, reduce the stimulator intensity to a
comfortable level and contact your physician if problems persist.
• Never use the device in rooms where aerosols (sprays) are used or pure oxygen is being administered.
• Do not use it near any highly fl ammable substances, gases or explosives.
• Inspect Applicator cables and associated connectors before each use.
• Turn the device off before applying or removing electrodes.
• Electrical stimulators should be used only with the leads and electrodes recommended for use by the
manufacturer.
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