Preparing To Treat Your Fracture; Place The Strap; If You Have A Cast; Add Gel And Place Transducer - Bioventus Exogen Guia Del Usuario

Preparing to Treat Your Fracture

Place the Strap

To treat your fracture you will need EXOGEN,
the gel and strap. If you have a cast around your
fracture, you will not need the strap.
Your doctor may have marked your fracture
site with an 'X', or told you where to treat your
fracture. This is the spot to place the transducer
to treat your fracture. Contact your doctor if you
are not sure where to treat your fracture.
Before you begin, check the cable and the
transducer for any cracks or signs of damage.
If damaged, do not use EXOGEN and contact
Customer Service at 1-800-836-4080.
Precaution: The transducer, strap and gel are
1. Position the strap with the cap
not sterile and placement on an open wound is
facing up.
not advised.
If you have a cast, proceed to
"If You Have a Cast" (page 8).
3. Use 2 fingers to squeeze the cap tabs together to
open the cap.
5. Tighten the strap by pulling on the
long end. Fasten the strap in place.
Do not make the strap too tight!
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If You Have a Cast

2. Pull the long end of the strap through the plastic
loop, as shown.

Add Gel and Place Transducer

Note: Some patients have experienced mild skin irritation caused by skin sensitivity to the gel.
If you feel your skin is sensitive to the gel, you may change the gel to mineral oil or glycerin.
Add gel on the transducer every time you treat your fracture.
4. Slide on the strap and place the port over the 'X'
mark on your skin.
» Continue to "Add Gel and
Place Transducer"
1. Your cast will have a plastic port with cap 2. Use 2 fingers to squeeze the cap tabs
built into it. together to open the cap.
1. Take the cap off the gel bottle.
2. Hold the transducer so the cord is down
and the smooth side of the transducer is up.
3. Press down on the gel bottle nozzle 4. Put the transducer, gel side down, into the
to put gel on the smooth side of the trans- port. The gel will be touching the skin over
ducer. You only need one full your treatment site.
pump of gel on the transducer. (Note: The
first time you use the gel, you may need to
pump a few times to start the gel flowing.)
3. Pull out the round felt plug inside the open-
ing.
5. Align the cord coming out of the transducer
with the notch in the cap. Snap the cap shut
on the strap or the cast.
6. Replace the cap on the gel bottle.
» Continue to "First Use"
or "Start Treatment"
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