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Product Information
Click on the Product Family below: Deepwave® - Percutaneous Physician System Homewave® - Home Prescription System Sportswave® - Professional and College Sports, Athletic Training and Physical Therapy System 
Deepwave® 
Deepwave® is a percutaneous neuromodulation pain therapy system that utilizes a patented microneedle patch electrode called a percutaneous electrode array or "PEA" that facilitates the delivery of therapeutic electrical energy through the skin directly into deep tissue which encompasses the pain site. PEAs are sterile, single-use disposable electrodes comprised of over 1000 microneedles in a 2.5-inch diameter patch. PEAs are comfortable and feel like sand paper or Velcro to the touch. Deepwave® is used by physicians and surgeons in a clinic or hospital setting. Deepwave® therapy breaks the pain cycle over a regimen comprised of 4 to 6, 30-minute treatments, with each treatment typically separated by 48 hours. Typically, 8 patients out of 10 respond positively to the Deepwave® therapy. In clinical studies as well as real world settings, the average patient response is a 75% reduction in pain that can last up to 48 hours. Multiple treatments can provide a cumulative benefit that allow patients to lead a much better quality of life. In a clinic setting, following the initial consult, PEAs are applied to the patient by the physician. The nurse or physician assistant explains to the patient the operation of the device. The patient controls their own comfort level by controlling the intensity of the therapeutic signal by pressing a large PLUS or MINUS button on the face of the device. The device automaticvally turns the intensity off at the end of the 30-minute treatment. 
In a hospital setting, treatments begin within 24 hours following surgery and continue throughout the hospital stay to increase range of motion while reducing pain, reducing use of pain medications, reducing complications and the hospital stay, and accelerating rehabilitation. Deepwave® is a first course foundation pain therapy that is used in place of the traditional first course action, receiving a prescription for opiates and NSAIDs, and prior to more invasive courses of action like injection therapies and surgery. Deepwave® provides results similar to implantable neuromodulation devices like spinal cord stimulators, but without the risk and at a fraction of the cost. Download Deepwave Product Brochure Download White Paper - Biowave vs. TENS
Homewave® 
Homewave® is a non-invasive Neuromodulation Pain Therapy System prescribed for home use by physicians for their patients to maintain their comfort level following successful Deepwave therapy in clinics or hospitals. Homewave therapy is comprised of one 20-minute treatment per day or on an as needed basis. Homewave utilizes non-invasive electrodes that can be re-used up to 5 times.
Since a patient learns how to use Deepwave in the doctor's office, there is no training requirement for learning how to use Homewave, because the Homewave electrodes are placed in the exact same location as the Deepwave electrodes and the Homewave device looks like and operates just like the Deepwave device. If patients have success with Deepwave® in the doctor's office, then they will have success with Homewave® treatments as well. Download Patient Brochure
Sportswave® 
The Sportswave® System is comprised of a Deepwave® Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Device and Sportswave® non-invasive electrodes. The Sportswave System is a pain therapy system that blocks pain and improves function electronically and non-invasively and is designed for use in sports, athletic training and physical therapy settings.
Sportswave® produces a long carryover effect following the treatment, so athletes with pain or stiffness can be treated right before a game and are able to play throughout the entire game with less pain and greater function. As part of a rehabilitation regimen, Sportswave® should be used prior to or during the exercise portion of the physical therapy regimen. The typical regimen for physical therapy is to begin with heat, continue with the exercise portion of the therapy, and finish with electrical stimulation in conjunction with ice. However, with Sportswave, the regimen and practice habit must be changed. By using Sportswave first, in place of heat, the player or patient obtains a significant long acting period of pain relief as well as a functional improvement including an increase in range of motion. As a result, during the exercise portion of the regimen, the patient can handle more resistance through a greater range of motion, which is the whole key to getting better faster. Plus, there is little to no post-exercise pain. Biowave's Sportswave® System has helped the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants football players reduce their pain, improve their function and accelerate their rehabilitation. All season long, NY Giants football players have relied on Biowave's Sportswave Neuromodulation Pain Therapy System to reduce both acute and chronic pain conditions and to accelerate rehabilitation following injury and/or surgery. Sportswave allows players to use more resistance through a greater range of motion, the whole key to getting better faster. Click here to read about how David Tyree used Sportswave to reduce his pain and accelerate rehab on his broken wrist last season so he could make catches like "The Catch" in Super Bowl XLII. As reported in the January 2008 issue of Men's Fitness Magazine, Kellen Winslow on the Cleveland Browns uses Sportswave everyday as part of his exercise and fitness routine. The magazine stated, "...Winslow has an extensive routine he does on top of all his regular NFL responsibilities. Chief among his workout tools is a pain-blocking electrotherapy device called the Sportswave System from a company called Biowave. Each day before practice, Winslow straps himself in, and with contact pads on his body, the device "numbs the brain to the spot of the pain," Winslow says." Professional athletes that use Sportswave have reported they experience better pain relief and functional improvement than with any other electrical stimulation modality and choose to be treated with Sportswave "The Blue Box™" every time they return to the training room. Download Sportswave Brochure
Regulatory Clearance The Company received a new marketing clearance from the FDA for its Homewave Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Systems in February 2008. The Company received marketing clearance from the FDA for its Deepwave Percutaneous Neuromodulation Pain Therapy System in August 2006. The Company received marketing clearance from the FDA for its Sportswave Neuromodulation Pain Therapy System in December 2005. Patents The Company has received 6 issued U.S. Patents from the United States Patent Office: 7,130,696 7,013,179 6,853,863 6,792,315 6,760,627 6,584,358 The Company has also received issued patents in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Additional U.S. and foreign patents have been applied for and are pending worldwide. Trademarks Biowave®, Deepwave®, Homewave®, Sportswave® and Therawave® are registered trademarks owned by Biowave Corporation. |
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