MRI Mode (For MR Conditional Rechargeable Vercise Gevia Stimulator Only)
MRI Mode (For MR Conditional Rechargeable Vercise Gevia Stimulator
Only)
A patient implanted with the Vercise Gevia DBS System can undergo an MR Conditional Scan when
all instructions listed in the ImageReady
MRI Guidelines for Boston Scientific DBS Systems are
TM
followed. Contact Boston Scientific Customer Support or go to www.bostonscientific.com/manuals for
the latest version of this manual.
Enabling MRI Mode
When the Remote Control is linked to the Vercise Gevia rechargeable Stimulator, the Enter MRI Mode
icon
will appear on the System Setting screen. The Remote Control must be used to enable MRI
Mode on the Stimulator before performing an MRI scan on a patient. The stimulation is automatically
turned OFF when MRI Mode is enabled.
Warning: Do not perform an MRI scan if MRI Mode is not enabled. Scanning under different conditions
may result in patient injury or device malfunction.
To enable MRI Mode:
1. Unlock the Remote Control by pressing the Lock/Unlock
button on the right side of the Remote
control.
2. After unlocking the Remote Control, the Home screen appears.
Note: The Remote Control may display either a text screen in one of the languages provided or an
iconic screen.
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