SPORT ELEC Abdos User Manual page 8

VI. RECOMMENDATION FOR USE
A / PRECAUTIONS
Some persons may experience skin irritation or hypersensitivity due to the electrical stimulation or contact cream.
Keep this device out of reach of children
Use this device only with the leads, electrodes, and accessories recommended by the manufacturer.
Do not use portable electrical stimulators while driving, operating machinery, or during any activity in which electrical stimulation
can put the user at risk of injury.
Use with caution in the following circumstances :
- persons with suspected or diagnosed epilepsy
- when there is a tendency to bleed internally following an injury of fracture
- following recent surgical procedures when stimulation may disrupt the healing process
- over areas of skin that lack normal sensation
GET YOUR DOCTOR'S ADVICE IF :
- You have back troubles. You should also ensure the inten-
sity is kept low.
- You have any serious illness or injury not mentioned in this
guide.
- You have recently undergone a surgical procedure.
- You take insulin for diabetes.
TIPS EXPLANATIONS FOR SMALL SIZES :
If the belt overlaps with electrodes on the body, fold the
overlapping part of the belt by means of scratch sections.
CONTACT SPORT-ELEC® INSTITUT
OR AN AUTHORIZED PROVIDER IF :
- Your unit is not working correctly. In this case, do not use it.
- You experience any irritation, skin reaction, hypersensitivity
or other adverse reaction. However, please note that some
reddening of the skin is quite normal under the belt during
and for a short time after exercise.
- An effective treatment should not cause undue discomfort.
SPORT-ELEC® INSTITUT will not accept responsibility if the
guidelines and instructions supplied with this unit are not
followed.
- If you are in any doubt about using the device for any
reason, please consult your doctor before use.
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RECOMMENDATIONS OF USE
- You can restart a program's cycle on another muscle zone.
- For optimum use, refer to the diagrams shown in this
manual.
- Clean the unit and its cables with a cloth dampened with a
disinfecting solution diluted in water at 1/10 .
th
- If the device is not likely to be used for some time, the
batteries should be removed
RESTRICTIONS OF USE
To benefit fully of your electrostimulation session,
please pay attention to the following guidelines :
- The belt must not be connected to other objects.
- Do not touch inside the belt while the BODY CONTROL
SYSTEM is switched on.
- Do not use while driving or operating machinery.
- Do not use in wet environment.
- Keep your unit at distance from heat source.
- Keep your unit at distance from short-wave emitting equip-
ment or high frequency surgical devices.
- To reposition the belt during a session :
Always stop the program currently running, unfasten
the belt and refasten it after the belt's position has been
adjusted.
- After strenuous exercise or exertion :
Always use a lower intensity to avoid muscle fatigue.
B / WARNINGS
The long-term effects of electrical stimulation are unknown.
Wait before using your BODY CONTROL SYSTEM:
- When applying the belt, always remember to place the belt only on the abdomen and as indicated in this manual.
- Do not apply stimulation on the neck. Severe spasm of the muscles may occur and the contractions may be strong enough to
close the airway or cause difficulty in breathing.
- Stimulation over the neck could also have adverse effects on the heart rhythm or blood pressure.
- Do not apply stimulation across the chest because the introduction of electrical current into the chest may cause rhythm distur-
bances to the heart, which could be lethal.
- The effects of stimulation on the brain are unknown. Therefore, do not apply stimulation across the head and do not place elec-
trodes on the opposite side of the head.
- Apply stimulation only to normal, intact, clean skin. Do not apply stimulation over open wounds or over swollen, infected, or
inflamed areas or skin eruptions, e.g. phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, etc.
- Do not apply stimulation in the bath or under the shower.
- Do not use this device while sleeping.
- If you have an IUD contraceptive device, do not practice electro-stimulation.
The safety of use of this device when used with an IUD has not been established
WARNING :
• Use only on those parts of the body for which the accessories were designed.
• Functions only on batteries
• Not to connect to another source of power
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Skin irritation and burns beneath the electrodes
have been reported with the use of electrical
stimulators applied to the skin.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Please apply regulations enforced in your
country when disposing your product at its end of life.
Therefore, please discard it in a location planned to this
effect, ensuring it is disposed in an environment-friendly
manner
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE CONDITIONS
FOR THE BELT.
- No washing
- No solvent
- No drying
- No ironing
- No laundering
- Clean accessories with a humid sponge soaked with
detergent and wipe with a cloth.
- Clean the unit with a cloth soaked in with disinfectant
(Mercryl type) diluted with water at 1/10 th .
- Clean the electrodes with a mix of water/hypoallergenic
detergent, then rinse thoroughly.
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