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OPERATION MANUAL

IFC Stimulator / Dual channel TENS&NMS Stimulator

Three product in one!

NeuroTrac IFC Rehab

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Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL IFC Stimulator Dual channel TENS NMS Stimulator Three product in one NeuroTrac IFC Rehab TM ENG ...

Page 2: ...ab __________________________ 10 5 1 Getting Started __________________________________10 5 2 Setting up IFC custom programme__________________ 12 5 3 Setting up TENS NMS custom programme____________ 13 5 4 IFC Programme table and modes____________________15 5 5 TENS NMSProgramme table and modes______________17 5 6 Lock Mode function______________________________ 27 6 Skin Electrodes placement and...

Page 3: ...es when muscle contraction may dis rupt the healing process y y Over areas of skin which lack normal sensation y y On cancer patients Warnings y y The NeuroTrac IFC Rehab mast be used with the guidance of a Clinician or Therapist y y The long term effects of continuous electrical stimulation are unknown y y Safety during pregnancy labour and delivery has not been established for either mother or f...

Page 4: ... difficulty breathing y y Stimulation should not be applied transthoracically in that the introduction of electrical current into the heart may cause cardiac arrhythmias y y Stimulation should not be applied transcerebrally y y Stimulation should not be applied over swollen infected or inflamed areas or skin eruptions e g phlebitis thrombophlebitis varicose veins etc y y Stimulation should not be ...

Page 5: ...he skin which lack normal sensation Some patients may experience skin irritation or hypersensitivity due to the electrical stimulation or electrical conductive medium The irritation can usually be reduced by using an alternate conductive medium or an alternate electrode placement Electrode placement and stimulation settings should be based on the guidance of the prescribing practitioner Powered mu...

Page 6: ...f the body Although pain is essential in warning our body of trauma or malfunction nature may have gone too far in its design Continued long term chronic pain has no useful value apart from its importance in diagnosis Pain only begins when a coded signal travels to the brain where it is decoded and analysed The pain message travels from the injured area of the body along small diameter nerves lead...

Page 7: ...airment that is treated with NMS for strengthening 2 4 What is Interferential Stimulation IFC Interferential stimulation differs from conventional neuromascular stimula tion NMS and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation TENS Both TENS and NMS uses discrete electric impulses delivered at low frequencies of 2 200 pulses per second which deliver most stimulation to the surface of the skin direc...

Page 8: ...ication 7 Channel 1 2 mA level 4 Description of Controls 1 ON OFF button Switches the unit on and off 2 IFC Prog button Scrolls through IFC programmes P01 P11 for predefined programmes PC1and PC2 for custom pro grammes 8 Programme number 9 Lock status indication 10 Programme Hz uS 11 Mode indication 12 Battery Level indication 13 Programme timer 14 Modality indication 15 Channel A B mA level ...

Page 9: ...y buttons ChA and ChA Start the programme and increases or decreases mA level In custom programme set up menu ChA buttons for parameter selection and ChB buttons for parameter value adjustment 6 TENS NMS SET ESC Button a SET function home screen of custom programme Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter the custom programme set up menu b ESC function while programme is running press once to pause t...

Page 10: ...de pairs that are controlled by the same amplitude buttons on muscles that are about the same size 4 Insert the plugs at the end of the electrode lead cable into device output sockets CH1andCH2outputsocketsforIFCstimulationorCHAandCHB output sockets for TENS NMS stimulation 5 Press On Off button to switch the unit on The unit always starts up with previously selected programme 6 PressIFCPROGbutton...

Page 11: ...e of the treatment amplitude intensity NeuroTrac IFC Rehab has an Intensity Lock Out feature implemented Once the stimulation current is raised above zero with no buttons activity for greater than 10 seconds the unit will lockout the Increase intensity buttons CH1 and CH2 for IFC or CHA and CHB forTENS NMS To deactivate Intensity Lock out Minus button needs to be pressed Open Circuit Detect If the...

Page 12: ...ing Hz symbol indicates that frequency can be adjusted Use CH2 or CH2 button to adjust frequency in range from 1 150 Hz 1 Hz step 4 Press CH1 button to change to work time adjustment screen Flashing WORK segment indicates that work period can be adjusted Use CH2 or CH2 button to adjust the time in range from 1 99 seconds 1 sec increments 5 Press CH1 button again to change to rest time adjustment s...

Page 13: ... 5 Once Pulse width has been adjusted press SET ESC button to save set tings and return to Home screen If CHA or CHB button was pressed again rather than SET ESC then the device would loop back to the Hz adjustment screen 6 Repeat above procedure to readjust custom programme Custom NMS programme PC2 PC3 1 Select PC2 or PC3 by pressing TENS NMS PROG button 2 Press and hold TENS NMS SET ESC button f...

Page 14: ... 9 Press CHA button again to change to output SYN ALT selection screen synchronous or alternating Flashing SYN or ALT symbol indicates that output type can be set to synchronous SYN or alternating ALT Use CHB or CHB button to select SYN or ALT Synchronous SYN means that both Channel A and Channel B will give output at the same time of each Work period Alternating ALT means that Channel A will work...

Page 15: ...and modes Prog No MODE Interferential Frequency Dwell modulation or W R time Prog IFC predefined P01 ABT 1min 12h P02 ABT P03 ABT P04 SWP P05 SWP P06 ABT SWP P07 ABT SWP P08 WORK REST P09 WORK REST P10 WORK REST CON P11 CON WORK REST IFC Custom PC1 CON PC2 WORK REST ...

Page 16: ...mulation where output amplitude ramps up in 0 5 sec to adjustedlevelandstimulatesforadefined WORKtime thenitrampsdown in 0 5 sec to 0 mA and stays with no stimulation for a defined REST time Cycle is repeated over programme duration 4 Continuous CON Train of constant value pulses on both channels delivered with no inter ruption for entire treatment period 5 Dual Treatment ABT SWP WORK REST CON In ...

Page 17: ...ON P03 BST P04 MOD P05 CON P06 CON P07 CON P08 CON P09 CON P10 CON P11 MOD P12 BST NMS predefined P13 NMS 1min 1 5h P14 NMS P15 NMS P16 NMS 50min P17 NMS 40min P18 NMS 37min P19 NMS 35min P20 NMS 35min P21 NMS 25min P22 NMS 50min P23 NMS 30min P24 NMS 35min P25 NMS 50min P26 NMS 15min P27 NMS 55min CUSTOM PC1 Custom CON 1min 12h PC2 Custom NMS 1min 1 5h PC3 Custom NMS ...

Page 18: ... Systematic modulation lowering from and rising to the maximum settings of the pulse duration and pulse frequency This mode was designed to help preventnerveaccommodationthatsomepatient sexperience Itisachieved by continuously cycling the pulse width and rate Modulation is exponential For example Modulation time 6 seconds 50 250 µS means starting at 50 µS increasing exponentially fast then slow to...

Page 19: ...duration Ramp up time secs Ramp down time secs Work time secs Rest time secs Alternating Synchronous Overall time 6 min Programme P14 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 20 Mode CON Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Ramp up time secs Ramp down time secs Work time secs Rest time secs Alternating Synchronous Overall time 20 min ...

Page 20: ... Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 50 min Programme P16 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 5 12 7 10 16 Mode CON W R CON W R CON Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 50 min ...

Page 21: ... Pulse duration Modulation Time Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 40 min Programme P18 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 5 10 10 12 Mode CON MF MF CON Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Modulation Time Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 37 min ...

Page 22: ...equency rest Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 35 min Programme P20 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 5 15 15 Mode Cont W R Cont Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 35 min ...

Page 23: ...est Pulse duration Modulation time Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 25 min Programme P22 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 20 20 10 Mode MF MF W R Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Modulation time Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 50 min ...

Page 24: ...ncy rest Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 30 min Programme P24 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time mins 10 25 Mode CON CON Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Modulated time Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 35 min ...

Page 25: ... Frequency rest Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 50 min Programme P26 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 5 3 3 2 2 Mode CON W R W R W R W R Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 15 min ...

Page 26: ...gramme P27 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5 Phase time min 25 20 10 Mode CON CON CON Frequency work Frequency rest Pulse duration Modulation time Ramp up time Ramp down time Work time Rest time Alternating Synchronous Overall time 55 min ...

Page 27: ...set up ready to start Remove the battery cover and using pin i e lead wire pin gently press on the concealed lock button until you hear a double bleep L T will appear on the LCD screen If you want to lock the parameters as well press the CH2 buttons for IFC side or CHB buttons for TENS NMS side until L PT appears Press the SET ESC button to save lock setting and return to home screen Once device i...

Page 28: ...e use of four electrodes placed on the bodyasdescribedinthediagrambelow Eachpairofelectrodescreatesacurrent flow between them When two pairs of electrodes are used the current flows intersect within the tissue By making the frequencies for the two channels of stimulation slightly different an interference or beat frequency is established at the point of intersection This quadrapolar interferential...

Page 29: ...0 mm square max 53mA VS 5050 50 x 50 mm square recommended for general use VS 9040 90 x 40 mm rectangular VS 9050 90 x 50 mm rectangular VS 10050 100 x 50 mm rectangular VS 30 30 mm diameter round max 46mA VS 50 50 mm diameter round IMPORTANT Don t use VS 4040 at more than 53mA and VS3030 at more than 46 mA ...

Page 30: ...ys of electrode life Replace electrodes onto plastic film after use If they drop onto the floor debris will adhere to conductive gel rendering the electrodes ineffective 7 Care Maintenance The Unit y y Never expose the stimulator to water Wipe it off with a damp cloth if necessary y y Do not use cleaning sprays or alcohol based cleaning solutions Batteries y y Check periodically for any discharge ...

Page 31: ...d wires are best preserved if left attached to stimulator between sessions Caution Static electricity may damage this product Note Only Verity Medical Ltd or appointed distributors importers are approved to undertake servicing 8 Information regarding Electromagnetic com patibility and interference EMC NeuroTrac productsaredesignedtoproduceverylowlevelsofradiofrequency RF emissions interference to ...

Page 32: ...ies buildings used for domestic purposes Harmonic emissions IEC 61000 3 2 Not applicable Voltage fluctuations flicker emissions IEC 61000 3 3 Not applicable Table 202 Guidance and manufacturer s declaration electromagnetic immunity The NeuroTrac product is intended for use in the electromagnetic environ ment specified below The customer or the user of theNeuroTrac product should assure that it is ...

Page 33: ...istance in meters m Field strengths from fixed RF transmit ters as determined by an electromag netic site survey a should be less than the compliance level in each frequency range b Interference may occur in the vicinity of equipment marked with the following symbol NOTE 1 At 80 MHz and 800 MHz the higher frequency range applies NOTE 2 These guidelines may not apply in all situations Electromagnet...

Page 34: ...mum output power of transmitter W Separation distance according to frequency of transmitter 150 kHz to 80 MHz d 1 2 P 80 MHz to 800 MHz d 1 2 P 800 MHz to 2 5 GHz d 2 3 P 0 01 0 12 0 12 0 23 0 1 0 38 0 38 0 73 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 10 3 8 3 8 7 3 100 12 12 23 For transmitters rated at a maximum output power not listed above the recommended separation distance d in meters m can be estimated using the equat...

Page 35: ...Response to the voltage of the batteries If the voltage goes below 4 4 volts 0 2 the empty battery symbol will flash on and off once every second If the voltage is below 4 0 volts 0 2 the unit will not turn on Open Electrode detect If an open circuit is detected at the output of the Channel 1 and 2 or Channel A and B the output current will be reduced to 0 for both CH1 and CH2 or CHA and CHB chann...

Page 36: ...equency Determined by frequency setting Output Configuration Quadra polar 4 electrodes Output Channel 1 delivers Carrier frequency Output Channel 2 delivers Adjustable fre quency Interference occurs within tissue maximal at point of intersection among four electrodes see the picture on page 28 Amplitude 0 50 mA indication only actual mA will tend to be less than indicated due to electrode im pedan...

Page 37: ...S in three sec onds and then returning back to 200 µS in the next three seconds Burst Modulated Bursts of 9 pulses 150 Hz at 175 or 200 µS repeating twice every second Treatment time 1 min 12 hours selectable in PC2 or PC3 NMS Amplitude 0 90 mA Indication only actual mA will tend to be less than indicated due to electrode impedance Pulse width 50 450 µS selectable in PC2 or PC3 2 accuracy Frequenc...

Page 38: ...the normal household garbage but take it to a col lection point for the recycling of electronic components Some product materials can be re used if you take them to recycling point By re using some parts or raw materials from used products you make an important contribution to the protection of the environment Please contact your local authorities if you need more information about col lection poi...

Page 39: ...omatically Excessive resistance results in amplitude being dropped to zero and displayed as 0 mA flashing Correct the problem by making sure the connection is re established new wires new electrodes check on skin connection and restart the programme by setting the amplitude If you cannot find the answer from the above table please visit our website www veritymedical co uk select CONTACT US and the...

Page 40: ...ility of Verity Medical Ltd under this limited product warranty does not extend to any misuse or abuse such as dropping or immers ing the unit in water or other liquid substance or tampering with the unit or normal wear and tear Any evidence of tampering will nullify this warranty Customer Service Any queries should be addressed to Verity Medical Ltd Unit 7 Upper Slackstead Farm Farley Lane Braish...

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Page 44: ...NeuroTrac IFC Rehab Operation Manual 44 Doc Revised Issue Date 28 09 2011 Document Number VM IFC184 OM001 2 Distributor The Device is not for sale in the USA ...

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