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- Page 1 EMP 2 PRO 2-CHANNEL MUSCLE STIMULATOR Item no. 104068 Instruction Manual Art. no. 101674...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
10° C or more than 40° C or a relative humidity of more than 90 %). Do not use the EMP 2 PRO if it is not working properly or if it has been damaged in any way. Be careful when using the EMP 2 PRO near or on children. Keep the unit away from children. -
Page 3: Operating Elements
Contra-indication Check with your physician before using the EMP 2 PRO if one of these points applies to you: Patients with electronic implants such as heart pacemakers, defibrillators or pumps • Patients with cardiac rhythm disorders • During pregnancy •... -
Page 4: Description Of Graphical Symbols
The display shows : - The program number: P 10 - The battery level: full - The set parameters: 80 Hz, 150 µs - The remaining therapy time: 28 minutes and 15 seconds - The intensity used: 21.5 mA on channel 1 and 23.5 mA on channel 2 Description of graphical symbols Label symbols... -
Page 5: Operating The Emp 2 Pro
Operating the EMP 2 PRO Switching-ON the EMP 2 PRO Charge the battery of the EMP 2 PRO before first use. Switch the commutator (no. 8) to the ON position. Switch on the unit by pressing the key (no. 5). The program shown on the display is the last which was used during the previous session. -
Page 6: Description Of The Programs
Press the key for one second and release the key just after it to turn the EMP 2 PRO OFF. If the battery level is too low or if the stimulator has not been used for the previous 2 minutes, it turns off automatically. - Page 7 Factory settings The parameters from P1 to P21 are identical in new devices to respectively U1 to U21 Program P1 and U1 Low back pain Stimulation type Slow dynamic stimulation Frequency channel 1 and 2 80 Hz Pulse width 150 µs Rising ramp Falling ramp Therapy duration...
- Page 8 placed in the right position in the pain area. Please see the special electrodes settings for dynamic stimulation in the chapter “electrode placement”. Symbols on the display during stimulation: Rising ramp: Falling ramp: See illustration program no. 1 Program P4 and U4 Chronic pain Stimulation type Burst...
- Page 9 Working phase Therapy duration 20 min Description: Program 6 alternates between 3 s of high frequency stimulation and 3 s of low frequency stimulation. This program combines the effect of gate control with the effect of endorphin release. Program 6 shows good relief for arthrosis pain but can also be used for any other kind of pain.
- Page 10 adapts automatically within the range of 148 µs at the lowest frequency and 70 µs at the highest frequency. Program 8 and program 7 differentiate in the pulse width range. Symbols on the display during stimulation: Rising ramp: Falling ramp: See illustration program no.
- Page 11 Frequency 35 Hz Pulse width 150 µs Rising ramp Working phase Falling ramp Pause Therapy duration 20 min Rising ramp: Falling ramp: Pause: Program 13 and U13 Atrophy lower extremities Stimulation type Muscle strengthening Frequency 35 Hz Pulse width 300 µs Rising ramp Working phase Falling ramp...
- Page 12 Description: The urge to pass water often occurs when only minimal amounts of urine are present in the bladder; this can lead to premature release. The cause of urge incontinence is an over-active bladder musculature, usually triggered by the nervous system. Symbol on the display during stimulation: See illustration program no.
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Page 13: User Programs (U1 - U21)
Create a user program Switch ON the EMP 2 PRO. Select a USER program with the P key (U1 – U21). Press the E key to access the editing mode. The parameters to be changed are flashing on the display. Adjust the flashing parameter with the ▼... -
Page 14: General Information On Intensity Settings
10 General information Adjustments, modifications and repairs The manufacturer is only responsible for the safety and performance of the EMP 2 PRO when readjustments, alterations and repairs are carried out by authorized persons and when the EMP 2 PRO is used in accordance with the operating instructions. -
Page 15: Delivery Content
Please ensure that no moisture permeates the stimulator. If moisture does permeate the stimulator, a technical check must be carried out before re-use. Classification The EMP 2 PRO has been designed as a class IIa product in accordance with appendix IX of the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC. Technical check We recommend a technical check on the EMP 2 PRO every 24 months. - Page 16 Garment electrodes: gloves and socks Stimex electrode gloves and socks used in combination with a schwa-medico electrotherapy unit are ideal for home treatment. They provide stimulation of the entire hand and/or foot and ankle and avoid the sometimes tiresome attachment of self-adhesive electrodes to the hand or foot.
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Page 17: Electrode Placement
1 low back support bandage 1 pelotte 1 cover for the pelotte with integrated electrodes 1 cover for the pelotte without integrated electrodes 8 gel pads 13 Electrode placement Electrode placement for pain treatment Back pain EMP2 PRO | Instruction Manual... - Page 18 Shoulder pain Epicondylitis ulnaris Epicondylitis radialis Arthrosis (hip) Kaada (one channel use) Sciatic pain Gonarthrosis/Knee pain Ankle joint pain EMP2 PRO | Instruction Manual...
- Page 19 Trigeminus neuralgia Migraine Tension headache Polyarthritis / Polyneuropathy EMP2 PRO | Instruction Manual...
- Page 20 Carpal tunnel syndrome Pain of Achilles’ tendon/heel pain Electrode placement for dynamic stimulation The stimulation is not administered simultaneously on both channels. The current flows from one electrode to the other like a wave on the body. This kind of stimulation is far more comfortable than traditional neuro-muscular stimulation.
- Page 21 Rising wave Falling wave: Channel 2 Channel 1 Channel 1 Channel 2 EMP2 PRO | Instruction Manual...
- Page 22 Electrode placement for muscle stimulation Hand flexor Hand extensor Biceps Back Quadriceps Leg flexor (hamstrings) Foot flexor M. tibialis Calf EMP2 PRO | Instruction Manual...
- Page 23 EMP 2 PRO Program no. Program name Indication Slow gate control dynamic Lombalgia Gate control + endorphin Lombo-sciatalgia release Fast gate control cervico-brachial neuralgia dynamic Burst Chronic pain Gate control + endorphin Combination of acute and chronic pain release All kind of pain, arthrosis pain...
- Page 24 Overview pre-set programs Program description Frequency / Hz Pulse width / µs Time / min. Dynamic stimulation: Channel 1 and 2 working in different phases Rising ramp: 1 s Falling ramp: 1 s Channel 1: 80 Hz Channel 1: 80 Channel 2: 2 Hz Channel 2: 2...
- Page 25 EMP 2 PRO Program no. Program name Indication Muscle stimulation Atrophy of upper extremities Muscle stimulation Atrophy of lower extremities Muscle strengthening Muscle strengthening of upper extremities Muscle strengthening Muscle strengthening of lower extremities Venous return Venous return (heavy legs, cramps)
- Page 26 Overview pre-set programs Program description Frequency / Hz Pulse width / µs Time / min. Both channels work with the same parameters Rising ramp: 2 s Work phase: 3 s Falling ramp: 1 s Pause: 9 s Both channels work with the same parameters Rising ramp: 2 s Work phase: 3 s Falling ramp: 1 s...
- Page 27 Distributor schwa-medico GmbH Wetzlarer Str. 41-43 35630 Ehringshausen Germany Tel: +49 64438333113 www.schwa-medico.com export@schwa-medico.de Pierenkemper GmbH Hoernsheimer Eck 19 35578 Wetzlar Deutschland Instruction Manual | EMP 2 PRO...
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