Biofeedback Dysphagia Treatment Device KM250Pro

 What To Expect When You Are Receiving KM250Pro Therapy 
If you’ve been diagnosed with dysphagia, you probably have a lot of questions. Dysphagia is defined as difficulty in swallowing. Patients with dysphagia may exhibit signs of penetration or aspiration (food or liquid getting into the lungs), muscle weakness and difficulty managing a normal diet. An impaired swallow often results in feeding restrictions, which in turn contribute to a decline in quality of life

Delivering optimized dysphagia patient outcomes through education and technology.
KM250Pro provides dysphagia patients with the treatment they deserve and therapists with the support they need.  Research shows that the use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) relieves patients of the emotional, physical, and financial burdens of feeding tubes—allowing a return to normalcy.  It also creates an opportunity for therapists to not only manage their patients’ difficulties, but also to overcome them.

Who Is A Typical Patient? 
Typical patient categories include, but are not limited to: 
• Stroke 
• Various other neuromuscular disease processes (e.g., Parkinson’s, ALS, etc.) 
• Head and neck cancer (post radiation) and/or surgery 
• Deconditioning as a result of age or disease

Am I A Candidate For KM250 Therapy? 
If you show signs of aspiration or have difficulty managing your diet, you may be a candidate for dysphagia therapy. Look for one or more of the following signs and symptoms: 
• Coughing/clearing throat after swallowing 
• Abnormal volitional cough 
• Decreased voice quality (wet, hoarse, weak) 
• Recurring chest infections 
• Multiple swallows or special maneuvers required to clear throat 
• Difficulty completing a meal 
• Feeling of food being stuck in the throat 
• Modified diet required (thickening, pureeing food; soft solids) 
• Difficulty initiating a swallow 
• Spilling food or liquid from lips and/or drooling

How Does KM250Pro Work?
KM250Pro is designed to help swallowing through the use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES). Electrical stimulation is used to aid muscle strengthening to rehabilitate the swallow. The sensory stimulation that is provided also helps muscle recruitment and swallowing function.

KM250Pro program is typically administered 3 to 5 days per week for 30-60 minutes.       Patients can expect their treatment program to last a few weeks, sometimes longer.
A typical treatment session begins with the dysphagia therapist cleansing the skin with a special alcohol swab. Sometimes, moist heat and massage will be applied to improve the effects of the treatment. The dysphagia therapist will then attach the electrodes to the neck. Once turned on, the KM250Pro device provides stimulation to the target muscles. At this time, your therapist will coach you through active swallowing exercises that include: “Swallow hard, swallow fast” and “swallow in a single contraction”. These swallows will include food and liquids that are deemed appropriate by your dysphagia therapist.

Electrotherapy and EMG Biofeedback System  
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.
EMG 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

Product function
EMG: 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. 

ETS: The patient initiates the swallowing exercise with the assistance of EMG biofeedback.  When the set threshold is reached, KM250Pro will switch to stimulation mode to increase the effort and exercise load.

Fixed STIM: The Stim waveform is delivered in Co-Contraction Mode.  Up to two separate channels deliver stimulation concurrently and pause at the same time.

Custom STIM：Customize your treatment protocol by adjusting the parameters of your choice, such as Phase Duration, Frequency, and Work and Rest Time. Custom STIM offers even more flexibility by allowing you to sequence the stimulation in the various channels to more closely match the natural swallowing sequence.

The Best Biofeedback Device for Dysphagia Treatment
Dual channel 
Dual channel STIM and EMG to treat symptoms of Dysphagia. 
0-99 levels
Gentle stimulation with fine tune adjustment settings for different levels of intensity, 1 mA per step.
TFT Color screen 
Clearly shows the operation of the unit and the programme and intensity being used.
Professional Modes
Treatment modes include: Adult mode, child mode, intermittent mode.
Manual trigger can be set to simulate swallowing action.
Electrotherapy parameters can be customized.
Charging function
DC 7.4V lithium battery power supply, can be charged cycle use.
Sound cue
Built-in high-performance voice chip, through voice prompts to work and rest, guide users to swallowing exercise

Specification
Power Supply: DC 7.4V/1200mAh rechargeable lithium battery
Charging port voltage: DC 5V, 0.5A
Number of channels: 2 channel
STIM
Modes: 3 fixed prescription modes, Manual trigger can be set to simulate swallowing action.
Electrotherapy parameters can be customized.
Amplitude: 0-90 mA into 500 Ohm load.
Waveform: Symmetrical, rectangular, bi-phasic with net zero DC current
Pulse width selection: 60-300 μS (5% accuracy)
Pulse rate selection: 1-80 Hz (10% accuracy)
EMG
Dual channel EMG
EMG Range: 0.2 to 2000 μV RMS (continuous)
Sensitivity: 0.1 μV RMS

Package Including
1 Unit;
2 electrode wires(white);
1 REF Signal wire (black)
1 USB charging cable;
2 pairs Swallowing electrode pads;
2 pairs 5*5cm Electrode pads
1 User manual