KaWe SwiSto 3, User Manual

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Directly touching the electrodes is not dangerous; in order to avoid 
spots of excessive current density, it is recommended however, that as 
much of the surface of the body part to be treated as possible rests on 
the electrodes and the pressure is uniformly distributed. The parame-
ters that can be selected blink on the display.  The current intensity for 
the treatment can be selected with the UP and DOWN buttons. --> 
Confirm selection by pressing the SET button. --> Select pulsing cur-
rent with the UP button and continuous current with the DOWN but-
ton. --> Confirm selection by pressing the SET button. --> Set the 
treatment time in minutes (MIN) using the UP and DOWN buttons. 
--> Confirm selection by pressing the SET button. --> Set the treat-
ment time in seconds (SEC) using the UP and DOWN buttons.  --> 
Confirm selection by pressing the SET button. --> Setting selection is 
completed when the treatment starts, the time countdown begins and 
the clock symbol begins to blink. To begin the treatment, complete the 
electric circuit by putting your hands or feet into the water trays. 
•  By pressing the

 button on the membrane keypad on the upper 

side of the device the treatment current can be increased until a 
mild to strong tingling can be felt. The intensity of the current can be 
seen on the display. Similarly, the current can also be reduced dur-
ing the treatment by pressing the

button. When the current is 

being changed during the treatment, the current reading on the 
display does not blink. 

•  The treatment stops automatically after the set treatment time has 

been reached or when the current circuit is broken before the set 
time has elapsed. The treatment will resume for the remainder of 
the set treatment time when the current circuit has once again been 
closed. The clock symbol 

 blinks and the time countdown re-

sumes. 

•  If the clock showing the treatment time  

 has run down to 

00:00 and the current circuit is still complete, the + / - symbols on 
the display both begin to blink. Once the set treatment time has 
expired, none of the settings can be changed until the circuit has 
been interrupted by removing the hands or feet from the water 
trays. The + / - symbols then stop blinking and the MIN symbol 
begins to blink, signaling that new settings can now be selected. 
The previously set treatment time will be saved.  

•  Turn the SwiSto3 iontophoresis device off after completing treat-

ment by pressing the power button 

. The device will also turn 

off automatically after two minutes.

•  The last-used treatment settings are automatically saved and used 

when the device is restarted for the next treatment. These settings 
can be changed with an open current circuit as described in Section 
9.

•  The SwiSto3 iontophoresis device can also be plugged into the local 

power supply network to be charged using the charging plug. The 
battery symbol 

 shows the battery charge up in the top right-

hand corner of the display. 

• The charging symbol

appears when the charging plug is 

plugged in. After testing the rechargeable battery for at most one 

minute, the charging function begins and the battery symbol  
begins to blink. 

•  When the charging plug is plugged in, the treatment is interrupted. 

10. Treatment of underarm perspiration

• Prepare device for use as described in Section 8 “Start-up/prepara-

tion”.

•  Power-on the device by pressing the power button 

 for one 

second.

•  For the underarm perspiration treatment, 

wet the sponge pock-

ets evenly with tap water.

 In order to avoid the occurrence of 

current densities that are too high on isolated spots on the body 
however, ensure that as large a contact surface as possible is touch-
ing the electrodes with a pressure distribution that is as uniform as 
possible.

• Insert the plate electrodes (REF 05.19080.021) into the sponge 

pockets.

•  The parameters that can be selected blink on the display. The cur-

rent intensity for the treatment can be selected with the UP and 
DOWN buttons. --> Confirm selection by pressing the SET button. 
--> Select pulsing current with the UP button and continuous cur-
rent with the DOWN button. --> Confirm selection by pressing the 
SET button. --> Set the treatment time in minutes (MIN) using the 
UP and DOWN buttons. --> Confirm selection by pressing the SET 
button. --> Set the treatment time in seconds (SEC) using the UP 
and DOWN buttons. --> Confirm selection by pressing the SET but-
ton. --> Setting selection is completed when the treatment starts, 
the time countdown begins and the clock symbol begins to blink. To 
begin the treatment, complete the electric circuit by placing the 
sponge pockets with the plate electrodes in them under your arm-
pits. 

•  Raise the upper arm and place the sponge pocket on the armpit. 
•  The sponge pocket is then held in place by pressing the upper arm 

down against the body. Before lowering your upper arm ensure that 
the electrodes and connector cables are inserted completely into 
the sponge pockets, as direct contact between the metal and the 
skin could cause localised burns. Especially when performing an 
underarm perspiration treatment, ensure that the pressure exerted 
by the upper arm remains as constant as possible for the entire du-
ration of the treatment – which can be up to 30 minutes. 

•  By pressing the

 button on the membrane keypad on the upper 

side of the device the treatment current can be increased until a 
mild to strong tingling can be felt. The intensity of the current can be 
seen on the display. Similarly, the current can also be reduced dur-
ing the treatment by pressing the

button. When the current is 

being changed during the treatment, the current reading on the 
display does not blink. WARNING: Do not exceed the recommended 
maximum current intensity of 5 mA.

•  The treatment stops automatically after the set treatment time 

has been reached  00:00 or when the circuit is broken before the set