• High-power!amateur!transmitters/antennas!or!citizen!band!(CB)!radio!
or!Ham!radio!used!for!private!recreation,!communication,!and!wireless!
experimentation.!
• Electric!arc!welding!or!resistance!welding!equipment!used!for!melting!
and!joining!metals!or!plastics.!
• Industrial! electric! induction! furnace/heater! or! electric! arc!
furnace/heater!used!for!melting!metals!and!plastics.!
• High-voltage!areas!identified!by!fenced!areas,!restricted!access!signs,!
and!caution!signs!(safe!if!outside!the!fenced!area).!
• Microwave! transmitters!identified! by! fenced! areas,! restricted! access!
signs,!and!caution!signs!(safe!if!outside!the!fenced!area).!
• Television! and! radio! towers! identified! by! fenced! areas,! restricted!
access!signs,!and!caution!signs!(safe!if!outside!the!fenced!area).!
• Linear!power!amplifiers!used!for!increasing!the!power!output!of!radio!
transmitters,! wireless! communication! applications,! audio! equipment!
or!other!electronic!equipment.!
• Radio! telemetry! equipment! used! for! tracking! location! of! vehicles,!
equipment!or!animals.!
Active* Implantable* or* Body* Worn* Medical* Devices! –! Safety! has! not! been!
established! for! patients! who! use! the! Freedom! SCS! System! with! other! active!
implantable! or! body! worn! medical! devices.! ! These! devices! include! other!
neurostimulation! systems,! insulin! pumps,! automated! external! defibrillators!
(AED),! cochlear! implants,! and! wearable! medical! sensors.! ! Malfunction! and/or!
damage!could!occur!to!either!system!that!could!result!in!harm!to!the!patient!or!
other!people!nearby.!!!
Magnetic*Resonance*Imaging*(MRI)!–!The!Stimulator!Receiver!and!Stimulator!
Spare! Lead!are!MR! Conditional.!An! MRI! examination! with! the! Stimulator!
Receiver! or! Stimulator! Spare! Lead! may! be! safety! performed! under! certain!
conditions.!The!Trial!Lead!is!MR!Unsafe!due!to!the!lack!of!fixation!of!the!device!
during! the! trial! period.! Refer! to! the! Product! Safety! Sheet! for! specific! MRI!
guidelines.*
The* WAA* Programmer* component* is* MR* Unsafe;* ensure* that* the* WAA*
Programmer*does*not*enter*the*MR*system*room.*Since!the!WAA!Programmer!
is! MR! Unsafe,! the! strong! magnetic! field! of! the! MR! system! could! attract! or!
otherwise! damage! the! WAA!Programmer,! and! in! the! process! cause! serious!
harm!to!the!patient!or!other!people!or!damage!to!the!MR!system.!
