Medtronic Intellis Spinal Cord Stimulation System User Manual

USING YOUR INTELLIS

IMPLANTABLE SPINAL CORD

STIMULATION SYSTEM

Intellis™ Platform

Thank you for making the decision to receive a Medtronic Intellis™ Neurostimulator to help relieve your chronic pain. We are grateful to have the opportunity to support your needs throughout your pain journey.

This guide will provide basic information to help you use your Medtronic Intellis™ Spinal Cord Stimulation system. If you have questions or concerns, please see below the list of resources we have available for you to connect with us.

Resources

TALK TO A PAIN AMBASSADOR

An ambassador is a current patient who has a spinal cord stimulator for relief of chronic pain and has volunteered to share his or her experience.

medtronic.com/painambassador

ASK A NURSE

A registered nurse who is experienced in Medtronic chronic pain therapies. They can help answer questions you may have after the surgery about your therapy or your Intellis™ neurostimulator.

medtronic.com/nurse

Or, call 888-430-PAIN (7246) to schedule an appointment.

HELPFUL EMAIL REMINDERS

Living Well Program

Medtronic wants to help you make the most of your Medtronic pain therapies experience. The Living Well campaign will provide helpful tips and reminders to help you live successfully with a spinal cord stimulator.

medtronic.com/livingwell

PATIENT SERVICES

The Medtronic Patient Services team is able to help you with:

¡¡ Programmer or recharger troubleshooting

¡¡ Finding a new physician if you are traveling or moving ¡¡ Your Medtronic Patient ID Card

CONTENTS

Post-Operative Tips .	2
Programmer Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	2
YourMedtronicPatientIdentificationCard.	2
AdaptiveStim™ Technology.	6
Recharging System.	7
Before Your MRI Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	10

“My hope was for the therapy to just take the edgeoffthepain.Just enoughsoIcouldgetto thebackofthegrocery storewithoutresting.The triallastedoneweek.For thefirsttimeinfouryears, painwasnotthefocus ofmythoughts! IknewI wantedSCS.”

Nicole A.

Call 800-510-6735 Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time.

Post-Operative Tips

¡¡ After your spinal cord stimulator implant procedure, follow your physician’s recovery and care instructions. It is important to keep all follow-up appointments as scheduled.

¡¡ Immediately following surgery, you will likely feel some discomfort at the incision sites. Neurostimulation will not relieve new incisional pain (post-op pain). To allow time for healing, your doctor may recommend that you restrict your daily activity.

¡¡ Activities you may need to avoid immediately following surgery: -- Avoid sudden bending or twisting.

-- Avoid lifting more than 5 pounds (a gallon of milk).

-- Avoid reaching over your head (no reaching up, over, across, down).

¡¡ Talk with your doctor about which activities you can do. Follow up with your doctor for assistance if you:

-- Have medical concerns

-- Experience additional or unusual pain

-- Noticechangesintheeffectyourtherapyishavingonyourpain

-- Need to discuss managing your therapy, including what stimulation level you should use and adjustments to the stimulation level, if needed

¡¡ Positionswillaffectintensityofthestimulation.

¡¡ There are many stimulation settings available, so what you walk out of the procedure with is not the only option. Follow up with your doctor to ensure that your spinal cord stimulation is working correctly and relieving your pain.

¡¡ Ifyouarehavingaproblemwithyourneurostimulator,turnoffthesystemand contactyourdoctor’soffice.

¡¡ Do not drive while the neurostimulator is on. ¡¡ Do not get the programmer wet.

Note that the words “Controller” and “Programmer” are used interchangeably. The Controller/Programmer controls the recharger and allows you to adjust your therapy. The word Programmer is used primarily in this booklet. Refer to the Controller (Programmer) User Manual for more information.

Programmer Basics

PROGRAMMER KEYS

A.StimulatorOn/Off

Turnsstimulationonoroff

B.Recharging Light

Indicates battery charging status

(used with rechargeable neurostimulators)

C.Touchscreen

Screen reacts to your touch and allows you to press buttons and functions that are displayed on the screen

D.Increase/Decrease Key

¡¡ Wakes up the programmer ¡¡ Adjusts stimulation

¡¡ Selects and navigates settings displayed on the screen

E.Charging Port

(used with rechargeable neurostimulators)

¡¡ Connects to the recharger cord ¡¡ Used to recharge the programmer

¡¡ Used to recharge the neurostimulator

Note: Toperformmostfunctionsontheprogrammer,you mustfirstpresstheIncrease/Decreasekeytowakeupthe programmer.

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B

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D

Front View

E

	GettinganIdentificationCard						YOUR MEDTRONIC PATIENT
							IDENTIFICATION CARD
	You should have received a temporary ID card						Keep your ID card with you at all times, and ensure the information on it is accurate.
	at the time of your implant procedure. You	First name Last name			Printed:		Your ID card:
	will automatically receive a permanent ID card
		Address line 1			01­APR­2017
		Address line 2					¡¡ Identifiesyouashavinganimplanteddeviceinanemergency
	from Medtronic three to four weeks after the	City, State Zip code, Country (Non US)
	procedure. There is no fee for the card.	ImplantDate		SerialNumber	ModelNumber		¡¡ Includes a toll-free number to contact Medtronic
		01-APR-2017		NMD######H	97714
	Contact Patient Registration at the number						¡¡ Helps Medtronic maintain current and accurate information for your records
	below if you do not receive a permanent ID card in	Stimulation System				My device	¡¡ Allows you to notify security personnel and health professionals that you have an
	four to six weeks.		different conditions can result in serious patient			may trigger
						metal	implanted medical device
			injury or damage to the implantable device.			detection
	If you move or change physicians, or change any		For Medical Questions or Emergency, Call:			systems
							Present your ID card when you have any medical or dental procedures, or when you must pass
			First Name Last Name, MD		(000) 000­0000
	of the other information on your card, contact						throughasecurityscreeningsystem(suchasairportsecurity)whereyourdevicemaysetoff
	Patient Registration. You may also update
							an alarm.
	your card by going online to medtronic.com/
	IDRegistration.
	If your ID card is lost or stolen, Patient Registration can issue a replacement card. Patient
	Registration can also issue an extra card for a spouse.
	Patient Registration Contact Information
2	Call 800-551-5544 Monday–Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time.						3