A few comments on the history of ICES
protocols…
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This is not clinical advice, it is intended only for informational purposes.
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The original
NASA research
was done using the following protocols:
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(1996 – 2001) 5 pps and 10 pps continuous (along with other waveforms determined to have no biological
effect, and therefore not included in the ICES technology beyond gen 1.0)
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(2001 – 2007) Further experiments using these continuous pulse protocols were used in ICES gen 2.0 and 3.0,
with funding from NASA and DARPA, followed by private funding. The 10 pps protocol was used in the TAMU
rabbit ulna surgical defect study in 2007.
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The standard ICES protocols were developed in this order:
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P2 (2008 – 2014, designated ICES gen 4.0), the first ICES protocol, used in our oldest commercial models,
including the MagnaFix, AllevaWave, SomaPulse (registered trademark of Dr. Pawluk), WeHelpPlus, and
others. This protocol was used in the continuing animal studies and the Egypt Craniofacial Reconstruction
study.
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A9 (2014 – 2015, designated ICES gen 5.0), the original protocol for the model A9, with adjustments and
improvements based upon scientific observations, clinical feedback, and user feedback from sales of the
model P2 and earlier models.
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Onmi-8 (2016, also ICES gen 5.0), developed with extensive beta testing. This was the only beta-tested new
protocol judged to be “slightly better” than the A9 protocol by our beta testers.
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B5 – C5 (2017, designated ICES gen 6.0), developed on the basis of user feedback and beta testing for the
models B5, C5, and M, this protocol is still being evaluated.
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Most of our user feedback favors the Omni-8 protocol, but the differences are individual and tend
to be small, and the B5-C5 protocol has not been fully evaluated yet (it is currently under study).
