Fluidotherapy Dry heat therapy. Fluidization causes finely divided particles to acquire the characteristics of fluid.
The Chattanooga Fluidotherapy Double Extremity Unit treats up to two hands or feet, independently or simultaneously, and includes 40 lbs. of Cellex Dry Heat Media.
The unit is electronically programmable and features adjustable controls that allow quick temperature regulation. Each unit includes an automatic timer, wake-up pre-heater mode, and locking casters.
The Fluidotherapy Unit offers time, temperature, and airspeed adjustments. Fluidotherapy can be delivered in two modes: continuous or pulsed. Pulsed treatments are delivered every six seconds. Treatment times range from 1-99 minutes.
Adjust the temperature from 88°F to 125°F. Selecting 50% airspeed and providing 115° to 118° heat therapy delivers optimal performance.
What's Included:
- Model FLU115D Treatment Unit
- Cellex Dry Heat Media 40lbs.
Clinical Indications:
- Relief of local pain
- Management of minor pain and stiffness in non-rheumatoid arthritis.
- Increase localized blood circulation
- Management of joint range of motion when combined with exercise
Examples of common applications:
- Relief of local pain
- Exercise
- Tissue heating
- Sensory stimulation
- Increased blood flow
- Decreased ROM
- Other conditions where heat is appropriate
Contraindications
- Where cancerous lesions are present in the treatment area
Features and Benefits
- Dry heat increases circulation and assists in pain relief
- Massaging Action provides warmth, increased local circulation and pain diminishing effects to help increase joint range of motion
- Limb Buoyancy allows patients to freely perform a variety of resistive exercises with increased mobility and decreased pain. The fluidized Cellex particles act like a low viscosity fluid, allowing limbs to be suspended much like in a liquid state.
- Promote tissue healing
- Heat induced vasodilation
- Increases localized blood flow
- Increases cellular metabolism and regeneration of healthy tissue via improved oxygen consumption
- Improves joint range of motion due to increased collagen elasticity Sensory stimulation
- Gentle sensory stimulation of the skin through rubbing of the Cellex¨ particles against the skin surface
- Stimulates skin mechanoreceptors
- Induces a cutaneous micro massage, helping to decrease pain and increase range of motion
- Air flow and high/low features create an antigravity effect that maintains the limb in a buoyant, elevated position to aid in the movement of fluid and help prevent the build up of edema
- The effectiveness of Fluidotherapy was compared with Hydrotherapy and Paraffin wax treatments by in vivo temperature measurements of the joint capsule and muscles of the hands and feet. Fluidotherapy applied at 118°F resulted in a maximum joint capsule temperature rise of 16.2°F and a 9.5°F rise in muscle temperature. This was compared to a 13.5°F and 8.1°F rise in temperature, respectively for Paraffin wax treatments. Lastly, Hydrotherapy bath applied at 102°F resulted in only a 10.8°F rise in joint capsule temperature and 7.7°F rise in muscle temperature. [Comparison of In Vivo Temperature Produced by Hydrotherapy, Paraffin Wax and Fluidotherapy. Borrell RM, Parker R, Henley EJ, Masley D, Repinecz]
- Measurements of time integrated heat absorption by a hand immersed in a Fluidotherapy unit at 120°F, a Whirlpool at 105.2°F and a Paraffin wax bath at 126°F show the average heat absorption to be 17.2, 5.6 and 4.8 BTU respectively during a 15 minute treatment. [Fluidotherapy: Evaluation of a New Heat Modality? Borrell RM, Henley EJ, Ho P, Hubbell MK]
- Where open wounds are present in the treatment area
- When patients are suspected of carrying serious infectious diseases
- Systemic infectious diseases where it is advisable to suppress heat or fevers
- Severe circulatory obstruction disorders (arterial, venous, or lymphatic)
Technical Specifications:
Dedicated circuit is recommended
| Mains Power | 120V, 50/60 Hz, 11A |
| Product Weight | 60 lb |
| Shipping Weight | 100 lb |
| Dimensions | 34" x 18.5" x 33" |
| Variable Adjustments | Time, Temperature and Air Speed |
| Modes of Operation | Continuous and Pulsed |
| Pulse Mode | OFF to 6 seconds; ON/OFF |
| Treatment Time | 1-99 minutes and Continuous |
| Operating Temperature | Dependent upon Air Speed selected 88° F to 125° F (31°C to 52°C) |
| Optimal Performance | 115° to 118° at 50% Air Speed |
| Air Speed | 0% to 100% (5% increments) |
| Safety Class | Class I, Type B |
| Safety Tests | UL 60601-1 |
Accessories
- Cellex Dry Heat Media
