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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PATIENTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
Patients and Medical Professionals should carefully read all of the
following instructions and warnings before operating the Cold Rush
Compact Cold Therapy System.
INTENDED USE AND INDICATIONS
• Provides cold therapy
• Indications requiring the application of cold therapy to a joint or limb
such as post-surgical, trauma pain, and swelling
CONTRAINDICATIONS
The Cold Rush Compact Cold Therapy Device should not be used on
patients with the following conditions:
• History of cold-related injury or adverse reactions to cold therapy;
• Unconsciousness or incoherence due to general anesthesia, sedation
or coma;
• Impairment of circulation or potential impairment of healing in the
treatment area, including infection;
• Circulatory disease, including Reynaud's disease, Burger's disease,
peripheral vascular disease, vasospastic disorders, sickle cell anemia,
or hypercoagulable clotting disorders; or
• Polyneuropathy or other nerve damage.
WARNING: RX ONLY
This device should only be used with a prescription from a physician that
includes the following treatment information: (1) the number of days or
weeks that the treatment should last and (2) the length and frequency of
product use (and breaks) during treatment. DO NOT USE THIS DEVICE
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN
THAT INCLUDES ALL SUCH TREATMENT INFORMATION.
A blank treatment protocol to be filled out by your healthcare provider is
provided on top of the Cold Rush Compact Cold Therapy Device.
WARNING: POSSIBLE COLD-RELATED INJURIES
This device reduces the temperature of the skin and tissue. If not used
properly and in accordance with the prescribed instructions from your
physician, this device can cause serious injury, including frostbite, tissue
necrosis and nerve damage.
WARNING: SKIN INSPECTION AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
You or your healthcare provider must check your skin at least every 1–2
hours during use of this device, regardless of whether you are asleep or
awake, for any change in skin condition, including for any increase in
pain, burning, blistering, itching, increased swelling, discoloration of the
skin, increased redness, welts or any other changes in the appearance of
the skin. If you experience any of these reactions, you should immediately
discontinue use of your Cold Rush Compact Cold Therapy Device and
contact your healthcare provider. Any dressing, casting, bracing or
wrapping must not interfere with your ability to check your skin
condition. If you are unable to check your skin condition for any reason,
do not use the Cold Rush Compact Cold Therapy Device.
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