Intelect® Shortwave 400
SPECiFiCATiONS
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dESCriPTiON OF FuNCTiONS (CONTiNuEd)
Shortwave Therapy in the Capacitor (Dielectric) Field
1. Heat distribution with a small Electrode-Skin Distance (ESD)
2. Heat distribution with a large Electrode-Skin Distance (ESD)
3. Heat distribution with an unequal Electrode-Skin Distance
(ESD)
4. Heat distribution with unequal electrodes and an unequal
Electrode-Skin Distance (ESD)
With the capacitive field method, the body part being treated
is located in the high-frequency electric field between two
insulated electrodes. The body and the electrodes together
form a capacitor. This causes heat to be generated in the
entire treatment field located between the electrodes.
With the capacitive method, fat tissue is warmed more
effectively than muscle tissue.
Rigid electrodes (capacitive plate electrodes) and soft rubber
electrodes are used for the capacitive method.
An adjusting device on the plate electrodes or layers of felt
with the Soft Rubber electrodes can be used to achieve
different Electrode-Skin Distances (ESD).
The Electrode-Skin Distance (ESD) must be small for
surface warming and large for depth warming. A larger
Electrode-Skin Distance (ESD) is necessary for patients
with a thick layer of subcutaneous fat in order to achieve
the necessary warming of deep-lying tissue.
Figure 7
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