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Now Offers Wireless FES Treatment of Foot Drop:
The NESS L300™
Wright & Filippis is excited to announce that it is now among select facilities in the country working with Bioness Inc. to offer a new, sophisticated, yet user-friendly functional electrical stimulation (FES) treatment for the rehabilitation of foot drop: the wireless NESS L300 Foot Drop System.
Wright & Filippis recently teamed up with the California medical device company to help patients recovering from stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and incomplete spinal cord injury achieve more mobility, independence, function and freedom.
"The NESS L300 accelerates and compliments our traditional therapy," says Pam Filippis, Director of Orthotics. "We are excited about incorporating this technology into our acute and outpatient rehab settings. We can maximize rehabilitation by using the device between therapy sessions, and we even encourage patients to purchase the NESS L300 for home use."
The NESS L300 System is at the forefront of innovation in FES therapy for foot drop. The system is wireless, portable, and programmable and the therapist can fine-tune the settings while the patient is actually walking. The system has three components: a gait sensor worn in the shoe, a wireless stimulating leg cuff worn below the knee and a clinicianprogrammed control unit. When the gait sensor detects "heel off," it sends a message to the leg cuff, which then stimulates the leg muscles to lift the foot accordingly. The advanced Intelli-Sense Gait SensorTM technology of the NESS L300 Foot Drop System allows patients to achieve a morenormalized gait on changing terrains and at varying speeds.
Wright & Filippis soon will host several educational programs on the NESS L300 Foot Drop System. For more information, call your local Wright & Filippis office and ask to speak with any of our certified orthotists.