9
Introduction
The Winner units are products that resulted from dedication to
research and development. The Winner units offer the most
flexible treatment possibilities in a convenient, easy-to-use
package. This manual is meant to familiarize the user with the
controls, operations, waveforms and ultrasound therapies
available in the Winner units. The simple control of the unit
allows the user to master the unit’s vast capabilities more
quickly and easily.
User Interface
The Winner units use a straight forward control panel with
each waveform therapy and parameter clearly labeled. Each
button requires only light pressure to be activated. You should
also hear an audible beep each time a button is pressed. LED
lights illuminate indicating the availability and/or selection of
particular parameters. The large and bright LED numerical
displays show treatment time, intensity and pulse rates.
Power Switch
This power switch turns the unit on and off and is located on
the rear side of the unit. “I” represents the on position and “O”
represents the off position.
Winner Operation Overview
The Winner Series offers a variety of different devices to fit
your therapy needs:
The CM4 models are four-channel, multi-therapy stimulation-
ultrasound combination units. The Winner CM2 models are
the two channel combination version.
The ST4 is a four-channel multi-waveform stimulator, and the
ST2 is a two-channel version.
The Winner units will output any one of the following
waveforms:
Quadpolar IFC (Classic Interferential)
Premod IFC (Bipolar Interferential)
Russian
Hi-Volt
Microcurrent
Depending upon the waveform in use, any one of the
following treatment modes can also be used:
Normal output
Surge output
Co-Contraction output
Alternating channel output
NOTE: For more information on outputs, see the
“Waveforms” section.
The Winner CM4 and CM2 can also provide 1MHz and
3MHz ultrasound frequencies.
Note: For more information, see the “Ultrasound” section.
Electrical Stimulation
Once the device is turned on, you will notice that the green
LED lights in the Waveforms (Quadpolar IFC, Pre-Mod IFC,
Russian, HiVolt and Micro) and the Therapy Profiles are
blinking. This is to indicate that the unit is on and ready for
treatment. It is also a quick reference to determine if the
device is in the Easy Therapy Profile mode or Advanced
Therapy Profile mode (see Therapy Profile section for more
information).
* If no treatments are running and no buttons are pressed the
device will go into a “sleep mode” where the LEDs will not
blink on the stimulator side. Simply press any button to
re-activate the stimulator.
To Start a Stim Treatment
Press the button of the desired Waveform or Therapy Profile.
Once you do this you will notice that the device has selected
the first available channel(s). For example, if you turn on the
device and press the Pre-Mod IFC button, the green LED next
to Selected in the Ch. 1 button will illuminate. This indicates
that the treatment will output from Ch. 1 and you should use
that lead cord to apply the electrodes, or you can now select
the CHANNEL you want to use by first pressing that
channel’s button.
You will then notice that the Waveform/Profile LEDs are
blinking. You then select the waveform or profile you would
like to use by pressing it’s button.
However you have selected to begin your treatment (either
picking the waveform first or the channel button first) you will
then notice that certain LEDs have been illuminated indicating
that they are currently selected. Using the example above of
Pre-Mod IFC, the LEDs are lit next to Normal, a High pulse
Rate and 15:00 minutes of treatment time. You can change
any of these parameters by pressing the appropriate button(s)
noticing that the LED lights change too. Once the desired
parameters are displayed, the Winner devices will prompt you
to set Intensity by flashing the Adjust LED light underneath
the Intensity dial. As you set the desired intensity level, you
will notice that the green Active light is illuminated in the Ch.
1 button to indicate that current is being output. Once the
desired intensity level has been set press the Start/Accept
button and the time begins counting down.
NOTE: When using Quadpolar IFC one of the channel pair’s
Selected light will blink. If you balance the treatment then the
intensity display will be different between the two channels.
Whichever channel’s Selected light is constantly illuminated
will display its intensity level.
Running Concurrent Stim Treatments
The Winner units have either four independent stimulation
channels (CM4 and ST4 models) or two independent
stimulation channels (CM2 and ST2 models). This allows you
to treat four or two different sites or patients at the same time
with completely different treatment parameters. To start a
concurrent stim treatment press the desired waveform or
Therapy Profile or channel for the second treatment. If you
pressed the Waveform or Profile button the green Selected
LED light in the Ch. 2 button should now be illuminated. If
you pressed a channel button than that channel’s Selected
LED should be illuminated.
