Magnet - Neuropace RNS System User Manual

Magnet

M
AGNET
The magnet suppresses RNS
neurostimulator. Placing or swiping the magnet over the neurostimulator stores the time of placement
in the neurostimulator, and can also trigger ECoG storage if the neurostimulator is programmed to do
so. Inform the patient about the proper use of the magnet.
Information about the Magnet
While the magnet is placed within one inch of the neurostimulator, therapies are not
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delivered. Therapies are re-enabled upon removal of the magnet.
Detection and ECoG storage continue while the magnet is in place.
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Each time the magnet is placed, the time of placement is stored in the neurostimulator.
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Test stimulation cannot be delivered while the magnet is in place.
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Impedance measurements cannot be made while the magnet is in place.
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System therapy as long as the magnet is held in position over the
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