High
Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation is proven to be an
effective means of enabling patients to maintain an
active and independent lifestyle.
Diseases
and Conditions
Diseases
and Conditions associated with Impaired Airway Clearance
HFCWO is clinically proven
to be effective
For airway clearance
significant benefit
from HFCWO therapy
High
Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) is clinically
proven to be effective for airway clearance therapy,
enhancing mucus transport and improving bronchial
drainage. While HFCWO is the standard of care for
such conditions as bronchiectasis, neuromuscular
conditions, and cystic fibrosis, indications for HFCWO
are not disease-specific, and the SmartVest® may be prescribed by
physicians for any patient the doctor believes may
benefit from improved airway clearance. Individual assessment of each patient by
his or her physician is appropriate prior to HFCWO prescription.
The SmartVest®Airway
Clearance System delivers a vigorous, yet comfortable,
HFCWO treatment for a wide variety of medical conditions
related to impaired pulmonary secretion clearance.
CLINICAL STUDIES REPORTED IN NUMEROUS MEDICAL JOURNALS
HAVE DESCRIBED SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT FROM HFCWO THERAPY.
DISEASES AND CONDITIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT INCLUDE
Pulmonary
conditions not related to underlying defects in mucociliary
clearance, which may result in mucus hypersecretion and/or
impaired ability to cough or clear secretions
