ACTIVATOR CONSISTING OF A CONTROL MODULE ATTACHED TO AN ANTENNA VIA A CABLE WHICH COMMUNICATES WITH AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR VIA SHORT-RANGE INDUCTIVE TELEMETRY. THE PULSE GENERATOR CANNOT OPERATE WITHOUT THE ACTIVATOR. ITS PRINCIPLE FUNCTION IS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR TO COMMENCE MEDICAL THERAPY BY STARTING A SESSION OF INTERNAL STIMULATION TO NERVE ENDINGS WHICH ACTIVATES LUMBER MUSCLES WHICH ARE FUNCTIONING DEFECTIVELY. IT IS ALSO USED FOR THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: TO PAUSE/STOP A SESSION, TO CHECK SESSION STATUS AND TO INDICATE AN ISSUE WITH THE IPG (FOR E.G. LOW BATTERY POWER). TWO AA BATTERIES ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE.

GENERAL RULES 1 AND 6 FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF THE COMBINED NOMENCLATURE NOTE 4 TO SECTION XVI. CHAPTER NOTE 3 TO CHAPTER 90. THE HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTES TO HEADING 9021. THE TEXT TO TARIC CODES 9021 90 90 00.