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The Chattanooga Continuum is a state-of-the-art
NMES system that incorporates three widely used clinical
modalities: TENS and NMES.
The device is designed to allow the clinician to introduce
electrotherapy into the rehabilitation cycle earlier than
with conventional NMES devices.
The NMES component can be used pre-surgically to
treat disuse atrophy. The numerous NMES regimens are
available for muscle re-education when the patient is
ready for the post-surgical rehabilitation program.
The Chattanooga Continuum may also be used as a TENS
for the symptomatic relief and management of chronic,
intractable pain and as an adjunctive treatment for post-
surgical and post-trauma acute pain.
The Chattanooga Continuum has thirteen pre-
programmed and three custom regimens for NMES and
TENS, each with Chattanoogarecommended default
settings. All the clinician needs to do is choose the
appropriate therapy for the intended clinical application
(see “Preprogrammed & Custom Regimens” on page )
and the device is ready for use.
The clinician can control the patient’s access to the
treatment parameters by either locking out treatment
options altogether or by simply locking out parameter
changes.
For treatment flexibility, multiple stimulation parameters
are adjustable including:
• Independent Intensity Controls
• Discrete adjustable rate settings
• Adjustable ON and OFF time controls
• Adjustable Ramp Up and Down controls
• Adjustable Treatment duration time
• Stimulation may be synchronous (simultaneous)
or asynchronous (alternating)
• Symmetric, or Asymmetric Biphasic waveforms
The device also has the ability for:
• Modifiable LCD Contrast settings
• Four dierent possible Languages (English,
French, Spanish and German)
• Display of unit statistics
• Clearing of Non-Volatile memory to default
• Clearing of Unit Statistics
HARDWARE AND LABELING
External Remote Switch Port
The remote switch acts as a trigger for the selected
regimen. There are two available External Remote
Switches: Remote Hand Switch and Remote Foot Switch.
The remote switches should be used with the custom
program. For information on using a remote switch in
conjunction with a gait Training Protocol. The hand switch
is supplied as standard, the foot switch is an optional
accessory which needs to be ordered separately
Front Panel
Soft Key Control
The Soft Keys on the left and right side of the unit serve
multiple purposes for this device. The left side soft keys
have the ability to scroll modifiable items into or out of
view. Additionally, the left side soft keys will act to increase
or decrease the intensity of channel output. Similarly, the
right side soft keys act as a means of scrolling an item’s
value up or down. Additionally, the right side soft keys will
increase or decrease the intensity of channel output. The
stimulation level for each channel can be seen on the LCD
screen coincident with the associated soft keys.
ON/OFF Key
The dedicated button with the international ON/OFF ( )
symbol both powers up and powers down the device.
Home Key
The dedicated button with the picture of a Home on it will
serve to transition the unit to the Options menu screen.
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