3 Intended Use (med)
3.1 Intended Use / Indications / Target Population
h/p/cosmos medical treadmills are intended for walking or running* in place for
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Recreational fitness training (incl. athletes)
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Gait training (with or without body weight support)
h/p/cosmos medical treadmills can be used in combination with external devices for walking or running* in place as
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Stressing devices for neuromuscular and biomechanical measurements (e.g. EEG, EMG, motion analysis)
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Stressing devices for cardiovascular measurements (e.g. ECG)
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Stressing devices for cardiopulmonary measurements (e.g. ergospirometry)
* Devices marked with an “r” or "rs" like “h/p/cosmos saturn 250/75 r” are intended for applications with wheels as well.
Applications with wheels include cycling, roller skiing, wheelchair applications, etc...
Caution: In which ever mode, function, program, test or feature, the treadmill does not provide any kind of medical treatment
proposal nor medical assessment with analysis. The treadmill is purely used as a stressing device and training equipment.
Prescribed fall prevention device for any application where falling might cause an unacceptable risk such as
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while performing sprints, high speed training or max. endurance tests
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while training on running surfaces wider than 65 cm
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for children (<14 years)
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for subjects with all kind of disabilities, impairments (visual, hearing, balance, etc.), activity limitations and participation restrictions
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for subjects with recent hip replacement, intracorporal probes, osteoporosis, etc.
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during reverse belt rotation at speeds higher than 5 km/h.
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It is not allowed to run with the back to the crossbar or to the UserTerminal to prevent from collision.
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during all use with wheels (cycling, wheelchair, inline-skating or roller-ski) for the “r” models
The subject of a medical application is not necessarily a patient.
Therefore these instructions for use will use the term “subject” for patients as well as for athletes under test.
h/p/cosmos medical treadmills may be operated with healthy subjects as well.
For applications with healthy subjects, please apply the instructions for use for sports devices, available at www.hpcosmos.com
It is impossible to list all indications, target population (age, gender, weight range, height range) and target user groups for
treadmill training and treadmill testing, since the indications, target population and target user groups most likely correspond to
recommendations for walking and/or running overground.
The treadmill does not provide recommendations for treatment and target population
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It is important to notice that the decision to use the devices with their potential risks and complications for diagnosis, rehabilitation or
therapy of a particular patient is the essential responsibility of the medical operator.
The clinical user’s judgment, on the other hand, must be based on current knowledge in medical science and the specific situation of
the patient.
The indications, target population and target user groups for treadmill testing and treatment have to be decided by the medical doctor
and primarily have to be derived from international accepted guidelines.
Examples:
2020 ESC Guidelines on Sports Cardiology and Exercise in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
ESC European Society of Cardiology Clinical Practice Guidelines
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/42/1/17/5898937
ACC/AHA Guidelines for Exercise Testing.
A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing)
https://www.jacc.org/doi/pdf/10.1016/s0735-1097%2897%2900150-2
American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
med
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150/50 LC 150/50 150/50 new 170-190/65 200-300/75-125 emotion MCU6
Copyrigth: h/p/cosmos sports & medical gmbh
operation manual: cos105000_170-190_65_en rev. 1.05 dated 22.09.2021
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