introduction
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h/p/cosmos
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treadmills consist of a heavy duty drive system with high capacity and inverter controlled drive motor,
optional elevation system for simulating gradient/elevation (uphill, optional downhill), UserTerminal (models without “lt”)
with clear LCD displays and keyboard including firmware for operation, emergency stop button, interface with coscom
interface protocol for possible connection to ECG or other medical devices, e.g. POLAR heart rate monitor. h/p/cosmos
offers a lot of accessories and options that can be used together with the treadmill. The figure above shows an
h/p/cosmos quasar med treadmill with optional safety arch with chest belt system for fall stop prevention and optional
arm support for additional stabilization of the patient. Adjustable handrails, other different shaped handrails and a
wheelchair ramp are also available. For further details, see chapter N “Technical data”.
The following materials are used: mainly powder coated steel tubes for the frame, conventional rubber or PVC for the
running belt, conventional frequency inverter and drive motor for belt speed control, conventional LCD Display and
keyboard for the UserTerminal, conventional electric and electronic components and conventional plastic parts.
Contact with the body occurs through walking shoes on the running belt, through hand palms on handrail grips when the
patient holds the handrail, through chest belt if the patient wears the chest belt and harness for heart rate detection
and/or for fall stop prevention, on forearms if the patient utilizes the optional arm support and through fingers if the
patient is allowed to press keyboard and/or emergency stop on the UserTerminal of the device. There is no physical
contact to organs, tissues or body fluids.
The h/p/cosmos para control
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software is for remote control of the treadmill, loading parameters and for maintenance
issues. Software products such as h/p/cosmos para graphics
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, h/p/cosmos para analysis
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and h/p/cosmos para motion
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can be optionally applied for further data analysis and documentation, especially to be used for sports and fitness
applications. The h/p/cosmos software is neither intended for medical diagnosis nor medical evaluation. The medical
treadmill can support the doctor and patient when performing stress tests and movement therapy / locomotion therapy of
walking and running.
In medical diagnostics and therapy, the recommended and right endurance dose of the load parameter (speed,
elevation, distance, heart rate, body weight support, motion support, etc.) and specific application is decided and
supervised by the doctor. A number of training profiles and standardized protocols e.g. Bruce, Naughton, Cooper,
Ellestad A, Gardner, etc. are available, but the treadmill does not calculate medical parameters, nor does it perform
medical diagnoses or medical evaluation. Finally, it does not give recommendations for treatment.
2.3
Safety equipment
For any use with patients or other subjects for whom a fall would constitute a serious accident (for example after hip
replacement operations, patients with neurologic problems, patients connected to invasive probes, maximum load tests,
running at high speeds, running side wards, co-ordination training, etc.) or injuries, a fall prevention system such as a
safety arch with chest belt system and stop-function or an unweighting system (for example the h/p/cosmos airwalk) is
obligatory. The chest belt secures the subject and prevents falling forward. The chest belt system is connected via a pull
rope with the emergency stop at the crossbar of the safety arch. If more than approx. 8 kg / 17.6 lbs traction pulls on the
harness, the switch stops the running belt immediately. The length of the harness is individually adjustable. The running
belt is stopped in the moment of falling.
Unweighting systems as an accessory (for example the h/p/cosmos airwalk) can be used for body weight support of the
patient, in case the patient should not bear his full body weight on his legs.
A pull cord safety stop actuator (with magnetic switch) can be attached to the subject.
