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Portable, compact, easy-to-use devices
that effectively respond to an even
broader range of perineal and pelvic
rehabilitation care, thanks to our close
and constant collaboration with health
care professionals and their patients.
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- Page 1 Portable, compact, easy-to-use devices that effectively respond to an even USER MANUAL broader range of perineal and pelvic rehabilitation care, thanks to our close IN ENGLISH and constant collaboration with health care professionals and their patients. INSTRUCTIONS OPERATING N M E S N M E S T E N S T E N S...
- Page 2 BEFORE USING THE STIMULATOR INTRODUCTION 5 YEAR Introduction: A Close And Constant Collaboration With Health Care Professionals And Their Patients. Medical Background. Use and Benefits of Nerve Stimulation WARRANTY Safety Measures. Indications. Contraindications. Precautions. Warnings. Adverse Effects All Electro-Medic INTRODUCING THE DEVICE devices come with a 5 (five) year warranty Equipment and Accessories...
- Page 3 Service d’électro-Thérapie (SET) Expert in Electrotherapy using TENS and NMES, presents its new muscle stimulator designed for women’s pelvic and perineal health, the EVA Portable, compact, easy-to-use devices that effectively respond to an even broader range of physical rehabilitation care, and particularly for perineal and pelvic rehabilitation.
- Page 4 NERVE STIMULATION Its uses and benefits N M E S Medical Context T E N S NMES TENS Transcontinuous neuromuscular stimulation is applied to normally Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation – TENS – involves innervated pelvic floor muscles. depolarizing peripheral nerve fibres, using a current transmitted by means of electrodes placed on the skin or internally by a probe.
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Page 5: Safety Measures
SAFETY MEASURES INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, PRECAUTIONS, WARNINGS, ADVERSE EFFECTS NMES INDICATIONS TENS INDICATIONS Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), particularly effective A safe, medically recognized therapy technique for facilitating strengthening and rehabilitation of muscles generally, for pain control with no side effects. but also used widely in perineal and pelvic rehabilitation. PAIN IN CHILDBIRTH AND POST-PARTUM PAIN •... - Page 6 CONTRAINDICATIONS (C-I) LOCAL CONTRAINDICATIONS OR USE UNDER MEDICAL OR • Malignancy/neoplasia: risk of spreading metastases. Risk of increasing tumour growth. Cancer (or suspected cancer) is a local INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPERVISION contraindication to electrotherapy currents; they may therefore be used away from the affected site. In the case of metastases, use of electric current is generally contraindicated.
- Page 7 PRECAUTIONS SPECIFIC CONTRAINDICATIONS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR • Circulatory disorder: stimulation increases the metabolic demand and this demand can exceed the oxygen supply, thus increasing the pain. INTERNAL USE It can also lead to ischemia or necrosis in the tissue. • Impaired cognition or communication: increased risk of injury to the patient.
- Page 8 WARNINGS • Consult a qualified health care professional before using the device, • Always use conductive gel with carbon electrodes or the probe because the device may cause lethal heart rhythm disturbances to avoid risk of skin damage. in some susceptible individuals. •...
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Page 9: Adverse Effects
ADVERSE EFFECTS • Patients may feel irritation and skin burns under the stimulation • Some patients may experience extra sensitivity or skin irritation due electrodes applied to the skin. to the electrical stimulation or the electrical conductor (Gel). Irritation may be alleviated by using a different conductor or by placing •... -
Page 10: Introducing The Device
INTRODUCING THE DEVICE EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES MODEL: EVA THE EVA PORTABLE MUSCLE STIMULATOR COMES WITH MANY ACCESSORIES INCLUDING • case • EVA NMES • quick-start guide • charger and Li-ion batteries • wires and set of carbon electrodes • 250 ml tube of gel •... -
Page 11: Technical Features
A muscle stimulator designed for women’s pelvic and perineal The Electro-Medic muscle stimulator can penetrate this health, the Electro-Medic EVA stimulator has two channels, resistance and maintain a current intensity of up to 100 mA. designed for physical rehabilitation and particularly for pelvic A change in load from 100 to 1500 ohms results in less than... - Page 12 CHOICE OF PRESET PROGRAMS NMES • Stress incontinence • Urinary incontinence • Mixed incontinence • Stimulation of posterior tibial nerve • Dysmenorrhea • Muscle relaxant TENS • Conventional • Burst • Modulated pulse duration (MW) • Massage...
- Page 13 ON/OFF BUTTON In addition to turning the device on and off, allows stimulation to be stopped at any time. 3 FUNCTIONS INCREASE Allows the intensity of the left or right channel to be increased. *Increases the intensity carefully, as prescribed. CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMS TIMER Also allows the timer to be adjusted.
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Page 14: Screen Display
SCREEN DISPLAY µS MANUAL CTRL hours Timer OPEN CIRCUIT • Electrode or probe disconnected • Poor contact of electrode or probe • Wire breakage • Impedance too high • Other likely issue PROGRAM µS OR Hz DISPLAY Displays the selected program. In selection mode, indicates whether the numerical •... -
Page 15: Device Setup
FOR THE PATIENT CONNECTING THE PROBE INSTRUCTIONS APPLY THE ELECTRODES TO THE WIRES The Electro-Medic EVA (probe not included) Apply to non- stimulator gives you the option irritated skin of choosing the treatment mode that has been that best suits your needs: treatment... -
Page 16: Select A Program
SELECT A PROGRAM START STIMULATION (P1 to P19) To select a program, as recommended Press the INCREASE button for each channel until you reach by your qualified health care professional the preferred level of stimulation. Press the button and hold it down for your diagnosed medical condition, to increase the intensity continuously. -
Page 17: Special Instructions
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS Intermittent stimulation (P1 - P2 - P5 - P6 - P7 - P12) The programs indicated above include rest periods between muscle contractions (work phase) as illustrated below. + manual controller (P11) • 1- ramp-up phase • 2- work phase •... -
Page 18: Manual Controller
LOCK/UNLOCK A PROGRAM To lock or unlock a program, simultaneously press the down arrow of program 2 and the PR button of program 2 for 10 seconds. You will see the lock symbol, illustrated above, in the section to the left. •... -
Page 19: Li-Ion Battery
N.B. ONLY USE AN ELECTRO-MEDIC LI-ION BATTERY FOR THE STIMULATOR AND THE ELECTROMEDIC CHARGER TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY. LI-ION BATTERY CHARGER LED INDICATOR LIGHT FEATURES CHARGER •... - Page 20 THE PATIENT IS THE DESIGNATED OPERATOR Colours of indicator lights and their meaning The patient can operate the buttons and change the battery under normal conditions and can maintain the device and its accessories according to the user guide The operator must respond immediately ATTENTION! •...
- Page 21 PHASE (IN SECONDS) Frequency Pulse duration Modifiable Title Program Timer (Hz) (µs) program Ramp-up Work Ramp-down Rest Stress incontinence 1 (Strength) 50 Hz Stress incontinence 2 (Strength) 75 Hz Urge urinary incontinence 1 8 Hz Urge urinary incontinence 2 5 Hz Stress incontinence 3 (Strength) 20 Hz Strength 75 Hz...
- Page 22 CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMS CUSTOMIZATION With the Electro-Medic Stimulator, you can To create a custom program, follow customize and save three custom programs the programming procedure below. (P17 to P19) for patient-specific treatment. PROGRAMMING MUSCLE STIMULATOR NMES ( SM ) Press the ON/OFF button. Press the PROGRAM button to go to the next program or return to the previous program until the program is at P17-P19.
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Page 23: Independent Channels
PROGRAMMING TENS ( T ) INDEPENDENT CHANNELS Press the ON/OFF button. Press the PROGRAM button to go to the next program or return to the previous program until the program is at P17-P19. Press the S (SELECT) button and hold it down for 3 seconds in order to enter programming mode. (Please refer to the programming chart for the next steps.) STEP 1 CHANNEL #1... -
Page 24: Programming Chart
PROGRAMMING CHART PROGRAMMING NMES TENS Level 1 (SM) Simultaneous Alternating Level 2 (SI) (ALT ) Frequency Modulated Conventional Frequency Conventional Burst Level 3 pulse duration modulation modulation (MR) (MW) (MR) Work Frequency Work Frequency Work Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Hz (Ch 1) Hz (Ch 1) Hz (Ch 1) -
Page 25: Maintaining And Cleaning The Device
MAINTAINING STORAGE AND AND CLEANING THE DEVICE WAREHOUSING CONDITIONS Maintaining and cleaning the device are relatively • The device should be transported and stored within simple a temperature range of -10°C to 60°C, at a barometric pressure of 700 hPa to 1060 hPa and a relative humidity of 15 to 75%. -
Page 26: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POTENTIAL SOLUTION ACTION Broken screen None Contact your distributor Display problem None Contact your distributor Detached part None Contact your distributor • Try changing the battery The device does not light up at all Is the battery correctly inserted? •... -
Page 27: Warranty
WARRANTY The manufacturer, Electro-Medic, affirms that Electro-Medic muscle Electro-Medic, after verifying that the device is defective, will replace stimulators are free from material and manufacturing defects the product if it is still under warranty. at the time of delivery. Any modification, misuse, improper use or accidental damage, All Electro-Medic devices come with a 5-year warranty that starts and any repair made by a third party will cancel this warranty. -
Page 28: Document History
3 V/m) info@electromedic.ca / www.electromedic.ca IN COLLABORATION WITH Complete EMC tables are available from TENSCARE upon request. The Electro-Medic EVA stimulator is designed to withstand Service d’Électro-Thérapie (SET) foreseeable interference caused by electrostatic discharges (ESD), 1 800 761-1183 magnetic fields from mains power, and radio-frequency transceivers canadaset.com... - Page 29 LEGEND Read the instruction manual before using the stimulator Type BF Equipment - Type BF Isolated Part (floating) Dispose of the device, batteries and accessories according to applicable recycling standards Class II equipment Protection index Barcode Serial number Manufacturer Manual version 1.0 Software version 1.0...
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