Chattanooga Intelect User Manual

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Chattanooga Intelect OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Interfer e n tia l+C u rr e n t+
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!
the!main!scree n!o n!the !left)!
2. Select!“Electrotherapy”.!This!is!the!on!the!
1
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!row!of!bu tton s!on !the!co ns ole!
3. Select!Interferential!Current.!!
4. Select!IFC!4!Pole!
5. Press!customize:!
a. Adjust!the!carrier!frequency!(i.e.!
4000!Hz)!
b. Adjust!the!sweep!to!“on”!
c. Adjust!the!beat!low!(this!
corresponds!to!the!lower!
frequency!o n!th e!sec on d!ch an n el!
e.g.!80!Hz)!
d. Adjust!beat!high!(this!corresponds!
to!the!higher!frequ en cy !on!th e!
second!channel!e.g.!120!Hz)!
e. Vector!scan!(this!adjusts!the!
intensity !o f!th e !se co n d !channel)!
f. Adjust!time!(e.g.!20!minutes)!
g. Adjust!the!amplitude!by!rotating!
the!knob.!This!ad justs !the!inte nsity!
on!both!channels.!Output!will!be!
displayed!mA.!!
h. Press!start.!!
6. If!you!w a n t!to !s to p !t re a tment!bef o re !
treatment!is!ove r,!turn!th e!dial!do w n !to!0,!
or!press!the!stop!button!below!the!round!
dial.!You!can!also!pause!treatment!by!
pressing!the!pause!button!on!the!round!
dial.!!
7. When!treatment!is!completed,!hold!down!
the!power!b utto n!u ntil!the!u nit!turn s!off.!
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NMES++
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!the!main!screen!on!
the!left)!
2. Press!Channel!1.!
3. Select!“Electrotherapy”!menu!(this!button!is!located!on!the!
first!row!of!the!con so le)!!
4. Select!“Pulsed!Biphasic”!
5. Select!VMS!
6. Customize:!
a. Channel!mode:!single!(using!one!channel),!reciprocal!
(channel!1!go es !on,!turn s!o ff!wh ile!ch an ne l!2!goe s!
on.!When!channel!2!turns!off,!channel!1!goes!on),!or!
co-contraction!(both!channels!go!on!at!the!same!
time).!Select!co- co ntraction.!!
b. Select!the!cycle!time!including:!
i. the!ramp!tim e!(ho w !long !it!takes!to!re ach !
maximal!contraction,!you!can!set!this!to!2!
seconds!
ii. the!on!time!w hich !corre sp on ds!to !the!w o rk!
time!(how!m a ny!co n tinuo us !seco nd s!it’s!on!
for!can!set!it!to!10!seco n ds) !
iii. the!off!time,!which !co rresp on ds !to!the!rest!
time!(how!lon g!it!is!off!befo re!it!turns !bac k!
on!again,!you!can!set!it!for!50!seconds)!
iv. Frequency.!Select!the!appropriate!frequency!
for!strength!or!en du ran ce !
v. Phase!duration!(which!is!also!the!pulse!
duration)!set!it!to!300!microseconds!
vi. Time!–!total!treatme nt!tim e!(if!you !w an t!10!
contractions,!and!the!work!time!is!10!
seconds!and!the!rest!time!is!50!seconds,!then!
this!treatment!w ill!take!yo u!10 - minutes)!
vii. CC/CV!–!leave!to!CC !( co n st an t !cu rre n t) !
7. Increase !th e !a mplitude ,!o n ce !th e !d e sir e d !amplitude !is !
reached!and!you!obtain!a!nice!contraction,!hit!the!play!
button!followed!by!the!pause!button.!
8. Hit!the!back!button!
9. Select!Channel!2!
10. Repeat!steps!3-7.!
11. When!you!have!achieved!the!desired!output!on!channel!2!
press!play.!!
12. Select!Channel!1!and!unpause!(press!play)!
13. When!treatment!is!comp leted ,!hold !do w n!th e!po w er!b utto n!
until!the!unit!turns!off.!

Chattanooga Intelect Specifications

General

Display	LCD
Waveforms	Interferential, Premodulated, Russian, Microcurrent
Ultrasound Frequency	1 MHz and 3 MHz (depending on head)
Application	Pain Management, Muscle Rehabilitation
Frequency Range	1-150 Hz (varies by mode)
Intensity Levels	Adjustable, depending on waveform and parameters