Cefar Professional TENS / NMES Unit

Chattanooga’s Professional Cefar Tens (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)  is our next generation of handheld TENS device, building on the established technology of the Primo Pro with added features to combine TENS, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and electro-acupuncture (EA) treatments in one portable unit.

Intended for use by both healthcare professionals and patients, the Cefar® TENS combines TENS with Muscle stimulation to bring pain relief and muscle rehabilitation from the clinic to your home.  Patients can begin treatment with the device in a clinical environment under the supervision of a healthcare professional, before continuing their rehabilitation in the comfort of their own home.

Simple and easy to use, with a range of compliance features, patients can be confident about taking their treatment into their own hands while their clinician can easily set parameters and monitor their progress.

For healthcare professionals this equals faster recovery times and shorter stays for patients, less pressure on resources, and less use of analgesics, therefore patients can benefit from reduced pain, increased mobility, and greater independence.   Altogether, Cefar® TENS is more than just a pain machine.

The Cefar Professional TENS Indications Include:

TENS

• Symptomatic relief and management of chronic, intractable pain.
• Adjunctive treatment for post-surgical and post-trauma acute pain.
• Relief of pain associated with various chronic conditions such as back, neck, shoulder, arm, wrist, hand , hip, knee, ankle and foot pain.  Great for helping reduce chronic arthritis pain.

Muscle Stimulation (NMES)

• Retarding or preventing disuse atrophy.
• Maintaining or increasing range of motion.
• Re-educating muscles.
• Increasing local blood circulation.

The Cefar Professional TENS Features and Benefits

1+1 Function: The Cefar® TENS stimulator features 2 independent channels that can be managed separately.  Users can select either the same program on both channels, or 2 different programs to be used simultaneously, allowing a combination of NMES and TENS in one treatment. This means patients can rehabilitate the affected area while reducing the associated pain, resulting in a more comfortable and effective treatment.

Program Mode

The device has 10 preset program modes and can allow users to create up to 5 custom programs.  This gives clinicians the ability to prescribe an initial treatment regime that patients can be confident in using, while still allowing room for future modification.

Electrodes

The Cefar® TENS unit uses standard electrodes with pin and socket connection (pigtail electrodes).  Any size electrodes having this feature can be used with this unit.

Compliance

Clinicians can easily keep track of patients’ home treatments by monitoring how many hours of usage since the device was reset, along with total device usage. The device also features a locking function to ensure the patient will only use the appropriate program.

Acupuncture Mode*

When connected to acupuncture needles,  Cefar® TENS can be used to deliver electro-acupuncture treatment. As electro-acupuncture has been shown to be particularly effective in the reduction of pain, this provides a further, more beneficial option for patients to reduce their discomfort.
*Clinician use only.  Acupuncture needles or alligator clips not included.  You can purchase these alligator clips separately to use the acupuncture mode.

Rotatable belt clip

When connected to the belt clip, the device can be rotated to allow convenient access to the cable outputs.

What’s Included In the Cefar Professional TENS/NMES Kit

• Cefar Professional TENS/NMES unit
• Belt clip
• Necklace
• Built in Lithium Polymer rechargeable Battery pack.
• Adapter/Charger (North American plug)
• Pair of Lead wires with 4 pin cables
• Set of 4 Dura-Stick® Plus 5 cm (2”) cloth electrodes.
• Transportation case
• User manual with electrode placement guideline.

Cefar Professional TENS Documents 

Cefar Pro Brochure

Cefar Professional TENS / NMES User Manual

Cefar Portable Electrotherapy Comparison / Description Handout

Cefar Pro TENS Product Sheet

Clinical References

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