Marchan Medical PAT Owner's Manual

Owner’s Manual

Pease read the entire instruction manual before
trying to operate PAT. It is unsafe to start using this
device before reading the whole manual. Please
contact Marchan Medical at 910-783-5285 or visit the
website, www.marchanmedical.com

with any

questions.

Warnings and Precautions

A. Do not use PAT if you have any implanted

electrically sensitive support systems like a
pacemaker or defibrillator. Doing so may cause
the implanted system to malfunction.

B. Only use PAT with the supplied electrode pads .

Use of any other electrode pads may result in
poor results or skin irritation.

C. Do not use any electrode pad placement that

causes current to flow trans-cerebrally (through

the head).
D. Do not use PAT if you are pregnant.
E. Do not use PAT if you have a history of epileptic

seizures.
F. Do not use PAT to directly treat areas with known

cancer.

Indications for Use

PAT is a portable microcurrent device to alleviate pain.
This is generally used for mild-moderate acute pain an d
persistent pain such as low back pain, arthritis, and
neuropathic pain.

Description

What’s in the box?

1. PAT device

2. Carrying case

3. Two packages of 2X2 electrode pads (8
pads)

4. Electrode wires

5. 3 AAA batteries

6. Owner’s manual

If anything is missing from the box, please contact
Marchan Medical at 910-783-5285.

To reorder electrode pads or replacement wires, please
go online to MarchanMedical.com or call 910-783-5285.

PAT Device

SOCKET

Plug the electrode pad
wire here (use either
socket).

TIME &
INTENSITY

Shows time remaining
and level of current
intensity

SOCKET

For future use.

+ and −

Increases or decreases
the level of current.

MODE

Switches the unit to
treat one of 8 different
parts of the body
(Neck, Shoulder, Elbow,
Wrist, Hand, Back/Hip,
Knee, Foot).

DISPLAY

Shows the body part
being treated, the
time remaining in the
treatment, and the
intensity of the
current.

POWER

Turns the MC-1 on
and off.

ENG/ESP

Switches between
English and Spanish

PAUSE

Pauses the
treatment time for
up to five minutes.
Push the button to
unpause if less than
5 minutes

How Does it Work?

PAT uses direct microcurrent therapy to alle viate pain
and discomfort in joints and muscles caused by a
variety of conditions including repetitive stress, strains
and sprains, pulled muscles and arthritis. Microcurrent
therapy has been used for over 50 years to treat pain
as well as healing wounds. The well-researc hed ac tio n s
of microcurrent, which are currents less than 1/1000 of
an amp, include pain reduction, increase of blood
supply to the treated ar ea, stimulation of immune
system cells, increase of energy production in individual
cells, and a decrease of inflammation.
Also, PAT is able to reduce the amount of resistance of
the tissues around an injured area. As a result of
inflammation typically present, the cells become unable
to function properly because their resistance to the flow
of electrical current is too great for the body’s natural
current to enter the cell and begin the healing process.
PAT effectively “charges” the cells, enabling the natural
current to do its work all day long.
All of these actions of the current happen during a 40­55 minute daily treatment. You w i ll probably not feel the
current (remember, the current is less than 1/1000 of an
amp) and may realize pain relief almost immediately.
With multiple treatments, both the pain and the
underlying cause of the pain will be treated.
PAT is preprogrammed to do automatic and optimal
treatments on any part of the body. We have worked
out the best combination of currents for each body part.
This makes PAT unique in the pain relief field.

Operating Instructions

Setup

1) Before using PAT for the first time, remove the
battery cover and insert the three AAA batteries into
the battery holder, observing the polarity.

2) Locate the electrodes p ads and the white wire.

Electrode Pad Placement

1) For each treatment, you will use two of the 2 inch X
2 inch electrode pads. When connected properly,
the current will pass through your body from one pad
to the other.

2) Determine which area of the body you need to treat
for pain. Be sure the area to be treated is clean and
dry, free of oils. You should clean the skin with a wet
cloth or paper towel and dry gently. You may treat
over hairs if you need to. Long hair should be
clipped with scissors. Do not shave. Please do not
use any creams or lotions on the skin where you will
put the electrodes as this might lead to skin irritation
or poor conductivity of the currents.

3) Snap the white wire onto each of the two electrode
pads.

4) Remove one of the electrode pads from the plastic
and place the pad over or near the area of most
pain. Please see the electrode placement drawing(s)
on the following pages for guidance. Also, pictures
of typical electrode pad placements can be found at
www.MarchanMedical.com.

5) Place the second electrode near the first but not
touching the other. Again, follow the placement
guidelines on the following pages and on the
website.

6) To treat joints place the electrode pads so that they
are on either side of the joint so the current can pass
through the joint.