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DBS Activa™ PATIENT PROGRAMMER MODEL 37642

OVERVIEW

Original DBS Activa Patient Programmer

The Activa™ patient programmer is used to turn the DBS System on or off and to check the battery.

PATIENT PROGRAMMER GUIDES 

  • The programmer manual has information about use. If prescribed and implanted with an Activa neurostimulator, a quick guide will also be provided.
  • These documents will be provided by the clinician.

WHAT DO THE BUTTONS DO? 

Your manual explains the symbols displayed on the screen. The illustration shows the main buttons of the DBS Patient Programmer for Activa™  neurostimulators.

 

 

 

  1. Turn therapy on and off. 
  2. Check status of neurostimulator battery.
  3. Press up or down arrows for menu options. Press left or right arrows to see more choices. 
  4. Increase or decrease therapy settings if provided by the physician.
  5. Turn programmer on and off. 

 

 

 

Close up of DBS Activa Patient Programmer highlighting buttons.

What Do the Symbols Mean?

Your manual explains the symbols displayed on the screen. The chart is a quick guide to common symbols on the DBS Patient Programmer used with  Activa™ neurostimulators.

 

dbs-status-on Therapy is on.
dbs-status-off Therapy is off.
dbs-battery-ok Battery is okay.
br_pic Battery is close to depletion.
dbs-clinician-eri Call the clinician. The neurostimulator battery is close to depletion. Therapy will not be available soon.
dbs-clinician-eos Call the clinician immediately to schedule replacement surgery. The neurostimulator battery is depleted and the neurostimulator is no longer delivering therapy.