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VitalStim ® Plus Electrotherapy and sEMG Biofeedback System

Activate the Power to Swallow

Enhance Therapy with sEMG Biofeedback Technology Interactive Therapy allows patients to receive visual and audible feedback leading to enhanced patient engagement during swallowing exercises. Supplementing a standard therapy program with sEMG biofeedback facilitates functional swallowing recovery. 1

Swallow in Action Project live treatment progress onto a computer or tablet screen. The Screen Mirroring technology allows clinicians to guide patients through personalized, targeted swallowing exercises. Preset or customized programs allow the provider to truly customize treatments while biofeedback and visuals create a patient-focused experience that encourages engagement and achievement of goals.

Immediate Patient Progress Data

Quantify treatment progression with objective data that demonstrate outcomes for each therapy session.

The Taste of Independence VitalStim Plus neuromuscular electrical stimulation helps recruit and re-educate muscles in the process of swallowing. Under the guidance of a clinician, patients partner in an interactive therapy that aids muscle strengthening to rehabilitate swallowing. sEMG biofeedback helps to increase effort and duration of swallowing attempts and to improve coordination. It also offers the potential for objective evaluation of swallowing function and patterns. 2

VitalStim ® Plus

Electrotherapy and sEMG Biofeedback System

Patient Data Treatment data on stimulation and sEMG can be stored, displayed or exported to a PC to track patient progress and generate reports.

VitalStim Treatment

sEMG Treatment Electrical signals in the muscle are measured and displayed on a screen and are amplified into sounds that the patient can hear. This feedback increases patient effort and participation, and provides the data and documentation required to measure patient outcomes and quantify progress. sEMG + Triggered Stim The patient initiates the swallowing exercise with the assistance of sEMG biofeedback. When the set threshold is reached, VitalStim Plus will switch to stimulation mode to increase the effort and exercise load.

The VitalStim waveform is delivered in Co-Contraction Mode. Up to four separate channels deliver stimulation concurrently and pause at the same time.

VMS Treatment You are in control! Customize your treatment protocol by adjusting the parameters of your choice, such as Phase Duration, Frequency, and Work and Rest Time. VMS treatment offers even more flexibility by allowing you to sequence the stimulation in the various channels to more closely match the natural swallowing sequence. Bluetooth Technology Screen mirroring technology projects your live treatment onto a computer or tablet screen. This allows you to guide therapeutic exercise activities and increase patient engagement.

Education Videos A complete education tool at your finger tips. VitalStim Plus includes videos that help demonstrate key therapeutic exercises, such as the Masako Exercise, the Mendelsohn Maneuver, the Supraglottic Maneuver, and various Electrode Placements Options.

Anatomical Library VitalStim Plus includes a

Dysphagia image library of Anatomy, Pathology and

Therapeutic Treatment options to assist in educating your patient.

The VitalStim ® Plus Electrotherapy and sEMG Biofeedback System Activate the Power to Swallow

ORDERING INFORMATION Part Number

Description

GENERAL ACCESSORIES

5923-3

Vitalstim Plus Electrotherapy System

25-8080

Vitalstim Plus Snap Lead Wires ACCESSORIES INCLUDED IN STANDARD KIT

13-8083 13-8085 13-8088 13-8089 13-8090 13-8082 59000 59042

Vitalstim Plus Reference Emg Lead Wire

Vitalstim Plus Hand Switch

Vitalstim Plus Stand Vitalstim Plus Stylus

Vitalstim Plus Rubber Sleeve

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Vitalstim Plus Reference Emg Electrode Vitalstim Adult Electrodes, 12 Pack Vitalstim Adult Electrodes, 30 Pack Vitalstim Adult Electrodes, 50 Pack

59043

59044

Vitalstim Adult Electrodes, 100 Pack

13-8075

VitalStim Plus Battery Door

Contact your representative to learn more about how the VitalStim ® Plus Electrotherapy and sEMG Biofeedback System can deliver customer-specific solutions to help you deliver quality care for your patients.

1. Crary MA, Carnaby Mann GD, Groher ME, Helseth E. Functional benefits of dysphagia therapy using adjunctive sEMG biofeedback. Dysphagia .2004;19(3):160-4. 2. Crary MA. A direct intervention program for chronic neurogenic dysphagia secondary to brainstem stroke. Dysphagia .1995;10(1):6-18.

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