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POWERbreathe Kinetic Health

The POWERbreathe Kinetic KH1 is the world’s first digital, hand held respiratory muscle training, assessment and monitoring device. It is the latest model in the series of POWERbreathe Inspiratory Muscle Trainers for the health and medical market, following the POWERbreathe Medic that was approved for prescription in March 2006.

The POWERbreathe Kinetic KH1 is intended for use by healthcare professionals for inspiratory muscle training and assessment in patients with dyspnoea, including patients with asthma, COPD, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, heart disease, neuromuscular disease, Parkinson’s disease and spinal injury*.

The POWERbreathe Kinetic KH1 is also suitable for use with disposable filters and can be used bedside, on the ward, as part of a pulmonary program, or for single patient use at home under medical supervision.

POWERbreathe Kinetic Health KH1 is ideal for:

Doctors
General Practitioners
Respiratory and cardiac specialists
Surgeons
Physiotherapists
Nurses
Patients

POWERbreathe is drug-free and natural with no side effects or drug interactions.

The POWERbreathe Kinetic KH1 training resistance is specifically designed to match the dynamic changes in breathing muscle strength throughout the breath and can automatically adapt to increases in inspiratory muscle strength at the beginning of each training session.

Training and assessment results are displayed on screen, allowing training progress and technique to be monitored.

Parameters displayed include:

Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (cmH2O, highest 1 second average)
Peak Inspiratory Flow (L/s)
Training load (cmH2O)
Average Power (Watts)
Average inhaled volume (L)
T-Index (training intensity index)

The POWERbreathe Kinetic KH1 features:

Auto-optimising IMT technology – assesses the strength of the breathing muscles and automatically adapts the resistance accordingly
Training intensity selector
Washable valve system
Training guidance system, including breathing pacing coach
Training session display
POWER system
Test mode – Strength Index (S-Index)
Training Index results (T-Index)
Multi Person Usage (MPU)
Respiratory Muscle Testing (RMT) (Icon displaying MIP & PIF)
Rechargeable
Detachable valve assembly for easy cleaning
Ergonomic mouthpiece design, suitable for adult & paediatric use
Ergonomic grip design