Empi Products

IF 3WAVE®

The IF 3WAVE® is a digital, dual channel, interferential (IF) current device designed to pinpoint deep pain and comfortably deliver nearly 50 times the power of a TENS unit to safely and effectively:

Treat Pain
Accelerate Rehabilitation
Reduce Edema (swelling)

Modalities included in the IF 3Wave, are neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), pulse direct current (PDC), and IF/NMES combination stimulation. The IF 3WAVE is used by a variety of patients, in conjunction with other forms of therapy, to treat acute and chronic pain, pain associated with interstitial cystitis, edema, muscle spasms, and increase muscle strength and retard muscle disuse atrophy.
The IF 3WAVE features an LCD user interface screen and easy to use push buttons as well as a compliance monitor for tracking usage of the device.

With Empi IF 3Wave:

Improve the care path
with evidence-based outcome reporting and involvement of dedicated Empi service.

Reduce healthcare costs
by enabling increased compliance while reducing the cost of care to treat pain and disuse atrophy.

Accelerate recovery time
with three modalities allowing patient to use the device throughout the pain management and rehabilitation cycle.

Provide evidence-based outcome reporting
With remote reporting capabilities, clinicians can help better manage their patients’ care paths.

Specifications

Advantages

Digital, dual channel, interferential (IF) current.
Quantitative compliance data and reporting.
Qualitative patient survey and reporting.
Hands-on Empi service.
Portable and lightweight.

Specifications

Output Current 0-50 milliamps, adjustable for IF
0-100 milliamps for NMES/PDC on 1 Kohms load
Output configuration 4 electrode for Interferential and IF/NMES comb
2 electrode per channel for MNS and PDC
Interferential (IF)
Carrier Frequency 4000 Hz, fixed
Adjustable Frequency 4001-4150 Hz, adjustable
Interference Frequency 1-150 Hz, adjustable
Pulse Width 125 μsec
Waveform Biphasic, symmetrical square with zero net DC
Neuromuscular Electrical
Stimulation (NMES)
Frequency 10 - 80 Hz, adjustable
Pulse Width 70 - 300 μsec, adjustable
Waveform Biphasic, symmetrical square with zero net DC
Pulse Direct Current (PDC)
Frequency 278 Hz for Biphasic or 222 Hz For Triphasic Pulse Width 60 μsec, fixed
Waveform Biphasic or Tripahsic square wave.

PRESET PROGRAMS:

IF Preset Programs Preset Treatment, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Knee Pain,
Shoulder Pain, Wrist Pain, Ankle Pain, IC Pain
IF Sweep Programs for program with sweep Freq. Rang of 1 to 150 Hz,
1 to 10 Hz, 30 to 70 Hz or 80 to 150 Hz with 6/6,
12/12 0r 24/24 Sec Cycle
NMES Preset Programs Low Back Spasm Reduction, Neck/Upper Back Spasm
Reduction, Mid/Low Back Strengthening, Trigger Point
Therapy, Quadriceps Strengthening, Quadriceps
Reduction.
IF/NMES combination Programs Combo Low Back and Combo Neck
PDC Preset Programs Acute Pain with one or two channels, and Chronic Pain
Neck with one or two channels.

Power Source 3.7 VDC rechargeable Lithium ion battery, 3000mAh
– Provides at 50% output 10 hours of IF, 20 hours of
NMES and 24 hours of PDC helping increase patient usage
while reducing operation costs

Dimensions 3.89 x 6.33 x 1.42 in. (9.7 x 16.0 x 3.6 cm)

Weight 12 oz. (350 gm) with battery

Languages IF 3WAVE screens are provided in English, Spanish
(USA) and French (Canada) Program in one language and transition to another language.

Lead Wire Rating Complies with 21 CRF Part 898 (performance
standards for electrode lead wires)

Tolerance All Electrical Specifications are in to 500 Ohms (Resistive)
load except as indicated
Modem Data upload on Analog phone line using a toll free number