Zimmer enPuls 2.0 Radial Pulse ShockWave

RADIAL SHOCKWAVES – UNIQUE AND POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY

Radial shockwave therapy (RSWT) is a method for the treatment of superficial orthopedic disorders developed over the past 20 years. A projectile accelerated in the handpiece generates a mechanical pressure wave, which is transferred to the human body by an applicator head and which radiates out in the tissue.
The mechanical energy is absorbed by the tissue and decreases as the distance from the application site increases. The mechanical stress triggers reactions in the tissue that have a positive influence on a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions
The method is used by therapists all over the world with great success. With the enPuls Version 2.0, Zimmer MedizinSysteme now offers a system that bundles all the advantages of the application in a compact form with the lowest downstream and operating costs that is easy to operate and apply with maximum flexibility and mobility.

APPLIANCE

enPuls Version 2.0 is ideal, as a system for radial shockwave therapy, for superficial orthopedic problems such as:

• Insertion tendinopathy
• Tendon problems
• Chronic inflammation
• Hypertonic muscle systems
• Myofascial syndromes
• Hematoma treatments

SOFTSHOT – PULSE enPuls Version 2.0 generates a special form of shockwave with a relatively heavy projectile and a comparatively low impact speed—the enPuls Version 2.0 softshot shockwave. The energy is primarily generated by the volume of the pulse and not by the high amplitude and the extremely short rise characteristic of comparable compressed-air devices. This requires that the shockwaves with rise times of approx. 3.5 µs and the typical energy settings also generated by compressed-air devices pass through the tissue without any change in the form of the wave, because the stress is within the moment of inertia and the module of elasticity of the tissue. Different from focused shockwaves, which have rise times less than 100 ns and which results in a desired gradation of the wave in the tissue causing cavitation and tissue destruction, with radial shockwaves it is not the exponential effect but simply the amount of energy that triggers the reactive processes. The slower rise of the wave (approx. 13.5 µs) and the significantly lower peak amplitude mean that enPuls Version 2.0 does not generate the typical whiplash effect of the shockwave, make it easier for the patient to tolerate.

LOW MAINTENANCE AND LONG LIFE

The special technology of the enPuls Version 2.0 and the softshot shock source means that the system has the lowest maintenance costs and the longest handpiece and shockwave generator service life compared to compressed-air systems.
Zimmer MedizinSysteme offers a minimum guarantee of 2,000,000 shocks per generator, corresponding to about 1,000 treatments. The generator should be replaced if there is a significant reduction in performance (shock power is reduced, misfire, etc.). This is generally noticed long after the minimum guarantee period has expired.

Dimensions
322 x 235 x 130 mm (L/W/H)

Weight
6 lb (without hand-piece)

Shockwave Applicator Hand Piece
Ergonomic, with anodized aluminum casing and fan cooling
Generator electromagnetic, integrated
Dimensions 23 cm length, 5 cm diameter (max.)
Weight 0.85 kg (without cable)
Lifetime Minimum warranty for 2.ooo.ooo shocks
Maintenance Only necessary when performance drops, not obligatory
at a certain amount of shocks. Exchange of generator by service Applicator heads Diameters of 6 / 15 (2 pieces) / 25 mm
Tool free exchange possibility
Minimum warranty of 150.ooo shocks per applicator head

Power Consumption
100 / 240 VAC / 50/60 Hz, 5/2,5 A

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