Chattanooga Intelect User manual

myelectrotherapy.org
Chattanooga(Intelect(OPERATING(INSTRUCTIONS(
!
!
Ultrasound+
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!the!main!
screen!on!the!left)!
2. Select!“Ultrasound”!menu!(this!is!the!2nd!key!on!the!
console!(first!row)).!!
3. Press!“Customize”!
4. Set!Frequency:!1!or!3!MHz!
5. Set!Mode:!Continuous!or!Pulse!mode!(duty!cycle!
10%,!20%,!or!50%)!
6. Set!display!(W!or!W/cm2).!Ensure!that!it!is!selected!
to!display!W/cm2!
7. Set!time!
8. Ignore!Duty!Cycle!Frequency!
9. Place!the!play!button!on!the!round!dial.!!
10. Apply!gel!to!the!tissue!and!then!apply!the!
transducer.!To!start!the!treatment,!rotate!the!
Intensity!knob!to!the!desired!output.!The!light!on!the!
ultrasound!head!will!turn!green!when!the!unit!is!
active.!!
11. If!you!want!to!stop!treatment!before!treatment!is!
over,!turn!the!dial!down!to!0,!or!press!the!stop!
button!below!the!round!dial.!You!can!also!pause!
treatment!by!pressing!the!pause!button!on!the!
round!dial.!
12. When!treatment!is!completed,!hold!down!the!power!
button!until!the!unit!turns!off!!
!
TENS+
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!the!
main!screen!on!the!left)!
2. Press!Channel!1.!
3. Select!“Electrotherapy”.!This!is!the!on!the!1st!row!
of!buttons!on!the!console!
4. Select!“Pulsed!Biphasic”!!
5. Select!“symmetrical!biphasic!TENS”!
6. Press!customize:!
a. Adjust!the!phase!duration!!
b. Ignore!frequency!modulation!!
c. Ignore!amplitude!modulation!
d. Adjust!the!frequency!!
e. Ignore!beat!frequency!
f. Adjust!time!
g. Leave!to!CC!
h. Adjust!the!amplitude!
i. Once!desired!amplitude!is!reached,!press!
the!play!button!
7. Press!the!back!button!
8. Press!channel!2!
9. Repeat!steps!3-6!
10. Press!channel!1!
11. Press!play!
12. When!treatment!is!completed,!hold!down!the!
power!button!until!the!unit!turns!off!
!

myelectrotherapy.org
Chattanooga Intelect OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Interferential+Current+
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!
the!main!screen!on!the!left)!
2. Select!“Electrotherapy”.!This!is!the!on!the!
1st!row!of!buttons!on!the!console!
3. Select!Interferential!Current.!!
4. Select!IFC!4!Pole!
5. Press!customize:!
a. Adjust!the!carrier!frequency!(i.e.!
4000!Hz)!
b. Adjust!the!sweep!to!“on”!
c. Adjust!the!beat!low!(this!
corresponds!to!the!lower!
frequency!on!the!second!channel!
e.g.!80!Hz)!
d. Adjust!beat!high!(this!corresponds!
to!the!higher!frequency!on!the!
second!channel!e.g.!120!Hz)!
e. Vector!scan!(this!adjusts!the!
intensity!of!the!second!channel)!
f. Adjust!time!(e.g.!20!minutes)!
g. Adjust!the!amplitude!by!rotating!
the!knob.!This!adjusts!the!intensity!
on!both!channels.!Output!will!be!
displayed!mA.!!
h. Press!start.!!
6. If!you!want!to!stop!treatment!before!
treatment!is!over,!turn!the!dial!down!to!0,!
or!press!the!stop!button!below!the!round!
dial.!You!can!also!pause!treatment!by!
pressing!the!pause!button!on!the!round!
dial.!!
7. When!treatment!is!completed,!hold!down!
the!power!button!until!the!unit!turns!off.!
!
NMES++
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!the!main!screen!on!
the!left)!
2. Press!Channel!1.!
3. Select!“Electrotherapy”!menu!(this!button!is!located!on!the!
first!row!of!the!console)!!
4. Select!“Pulsed!Biphasic”!
5. Select!VMS!
6. Customize:!
a. Channel!mode:!single!(using!one!channel),!reciprocal!
(channel!1!goes!on,!turns!off!while!channel!2!goes!
on.!When!channel!2!turns!off,!channel!1!goes!on),!or!
co-contraction!(both!channels!go!on!at!the!same!
time).!Select!co-contraction.!!
b. Select!the!cycle!time!including:!
i. the!ramp!time!(how!long!it!takes!to!reach!
maximal!contraction,!you!can!set!this!to!2!
seconds!
ii. the!on!time!which!corresponds!to!the!work!
time!(how!many!continuous!seconds!it’s!on!
for!can!set!it!to!10!seconds)!
iii. the!off!time,!which!corresponds!to!the!rest!
time!(how!long!it!is!off!before!it!turns!back!
on!again,!you!can!set!it!for!50!seconds)!
iv. Frequency.!Select!the!appropriate!frequency!
for!strength!or!endurance!
v. Phase!duration!(which!is!also!the!pulse!
duration)!set!it!to!300!microseconds!
vi. Time!–!total!treatment!time!(if!you!want!10!
contractions,!and!the!work!time!is!10!
seconds!and!the!rest!time!is!50!seconds,!then!
this!treatment!will!take!you!10-minutes)!
vii. CC/CV!–!leave!to!CC!(constant!current)!
7. Increase!the!amplitude,!once!the!desired!amplitude!is!
reached!and!you!obtain!a!nice!contraction,!hit!the!play!
button!followed!by!the!pause!button.!
8. Hit!the!back!button!
9. Select!Channel!2!
10. Repeat!steps!3-7.!
11. When!you!have!achieved!the!desired!output!on!channel!2!
press!play.!!
12. Select!Channel!1!and!unpause!(press!play)!
13. When!treatment!is!completed,!hold!down!the!power!button!
until!the!unit!turns!off.!

myelectrotherapy.org
Chattanooga Intelect OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Russian+Current+
1. Turn!on!unit!(the!main!switch!is!on!top!of!the!main!screen!on!the!left)!
2. Press!Channel!1.!
3. Select!“Electrotherapy”!menu!(this!button!is!located!on!the!first!row!of!the!console)!!
4. Select!“Russian!Current”!
5. Customize:!
a. Channel!mode:!single!(using!one!channel),!reciprocal!(channel!1!goes!on,!turns!off!while!
channel!2!goes!on.!When!channel!2!turns!off,!channel!1!goes!on),!or!co-contraction!(both!
channels!go!on!at!the!same!time).!Select!co-contraction.!!
b. Select!the!cycle!time!including:!
i. the!ramp!time!(how!long!it!takes!to!reach!maximal!contraction,!you!can!set!this!to!2!
seconds!
ii. the!on!time!which!corresponds!to!the!work!time!(how!many!continuous!seconds!
it’s!on!for!can!set!it!to!10!seconds)!
iii. the!off!time,!which!corresponds!to!the!rest!time!(how!long!it!is!off!before!it!turns!
back!on!again,!you!can!set!it!for!50!seconds)!
iv. Frequency.!Select!the!appropriate!frequency!for!strength!or!endurance!
v. Phase!duration!(which!is!also!the!pulse!duration)!set!it!to!300!microseconds!
vi. Time!–!total!treatment!time!(if!you!want!10!contractions,!and!the!work!time!is!10!
seconds!and!the!rest!time!is!50!seconds,!then!this!treatment!will!take!you!10-
minutes)!
vii. CC/CV!–!leave!to!CC!(constant!current)!
6. Increase!the!amplitude,!once!the!desired!amplitude!is!reached!and!you!obtain!a!nice!contraction,!
hit!the!play!button!followed!by!the!pause!button.!
7. Hit!the!back!button!
8. Select!Channel!2!
9. Repeat!steps!3-7.!
10. When!you!have!achieved!the!desired!output!on!channel!2!press!play.!!
11. Select!Channel!1!and!unpause!(press!play)!
!
!
!
!
(
!
!