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Musculoskeletal stiffness
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome or acute akinesia can occur very rarely
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Overstimulation or undesirable sensations, such as paresthesia, transient or persistent
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Pain, headache or discomfort, transient or persistent, including symptoms due to
neurostimulation
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Poor initial lead location
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Radiation exposure due to imaging (CT, fluoroscopy x-ray)
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Seizures
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Sensory changes
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Seroma, edema or hematoma
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Skin irritation or burns at neurostimulator site
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Speech or swallowing problems such as dysphasia, dysarthria or dysphagia, as well as
complications of dysphagia such as aspiration pneumonia
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Systemic symptoms-autonomic (tachycardia, sweating, increased blood pressure,
flushing, fever, dizziness), changes in renal function, urinary retention, sexual effects,
gastrointestinal (nausea, bowel retention, bloating)
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Thrombosis
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Undesirable sensations such as tingling or generalized warming
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Visual disturbances or periorbital symptoms, such as diplopia, eyelid movement difficulty,
oculomotor difficulties, transient flashes of light or other visual field effects
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Vivid memories
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Weight changes
BS EN 60601-1-2 Classification Information
Testing to demonstrate compliance of the Vercise PC DBS System with the essential requirements
and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC were leveraged from testing performed on the
Precision™ SCS System.
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Internally powered
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Continuous operation
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Ordinary equipment
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Class II
Safety Information
Vercise™ PC Information for Prescribers
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