Radial pressure waves, generated pneumatically. A compressor inside the 8.2 kg housing fires a projectile down a guiding tube in the R-SW handpiece, and the projectile strikes the back of a transmitter head held against the skin. Output is metered in bar, 1 to 5 bar, with the frequency ceiling stepping down as pressure climbs. The focused Intelect Focus Shockwave meters in mJ/mm2 and shares no part of this hardware, so nothing carries between the two ranges.

The named user settings run to orthopedics, rheumatology, physical medicine, physiotherapy, acupuncture, athletic training, podiatry and chiropractic care. Whoever operates it should be competent with the handpiece and the mode selection before the first session, and suitable hearing protection is recommended for the operator and the patient. Veterinary work sits outside that list, and Chattanooga sells a separate Intelect Vet product line for it.

The device must not be used with: malignant tumors in the treatment area; a fetus in the treatment area; swollen or inflamed areas or skin eruptions; unexplained calf pain; children, unconscious patients, or those unable to consent; wounds, infected areas, skin tumors, open sores or recent surgical scars. The manual also warns to avoid areas near large nerves, vessels, the spine or the head, and to keep the handpiece moving over the treatment area because concentrated repetitive pulses risk bruising.

Compressed air output is 1 to 5 bar, and the frequency ceiling moves with pressure. R-SW handpiece: 1.0 to 4.0 bar at a maximum of 21 Hz, 4.6 bar at a maximum of 15 Hz, 5.0 bar at a maximum of 12 Hz. V-ACTOR handpiece: 1.4 to 3.0 bar at up to 31 Hz, 3.8 bar at up to 22 Hz, 5.0 bar at up to 13 Hz. Plan a high-pressure session around 12 Hz, because the trolley-mounted Intelect RPW 2 is the machine in this range that holds 21 Hz from bottom to top.

8.2 kg, in a housing of 490 x 290 x 400 mm, which is 19.3 x 11.4 x 15.7 in. Measure a flight case or a car boot against the 490 mm side, because that is the dimension that decides whether the unit travels with you or stays on a bench. Portability is what puts this model ahead of the trolley-mounted RPW 2 for a clinician working across two sites or a sports field, and the built-in compressor means there is no second box to carry.

From the illuminated display on the front panel, which carries all three while the handpiece is running. Pulses are triggered at the handpiece itself, so the operator sets the machine once and then works from the patient side of the bench. The kit ships with the R-SW CD user manual, while USB export and the Intelect Connect App belong to the trolley-mounted Intelect RPW 2.

The standard accessory list runs the Revision Kit R-SW, the Ro40 Beam D-ACTOR transmitter at 15 mm, the D20-S standard D-ACTOR transmitter at 20 mm, a US shockwave power cord, the R-SW handpiece applicator set, the R-SW CD user manual and a 250 ml bottle of Conductor transmission gel. Keep the manual with the machine, because it carries the contraindications and the operating limits the operator works to. Gel is the one item that runs out on a weekly basis, so a busy room orders it by the case alongside the projectile, guiding tube and sealing set that the handpiece consumes.

Nine D-ACTOR family heads: T10, C15, DI15, F15, D20-S, D20-T, D35-S, Atlas and Ro40, all of which share the same screw fitting on the R-SW handpiece. Three of them, D20-S, D35-S and Ro40, are called out for the Mobile 2 by name, and the remaining six pair with the Intelect RPW 2 and the Intelect Mobile 2 RPW alike. Every head that fits one radial machine fits the other, so a clinic running both buys one set of heads and keeps one shelf of spares. Confirm with Chattanooga if a particular head is central to how your practice works.

No. The Mobile 2 takes only the R-SW handpiece set and the V-ACTOR II handpiece set. The FALCON belongs to the Intelect RPW 2, and its short-shaft revision kit holds FALCON parts that will not service an R-SW handpiece. Transmitter heads cross between the two machines, but handpieces and their internals stay with the machine they were built for. Name the machine and the handpiece, R-SW or FALCON, when you order service parts and we will confirm them against the unit on your floor.

The V-ACTOR II handpiece set, with a 31 Hz ceiling, running the V25 and V40 transmitters. The Intelect RPW 2 takes the V-ACTOR HF, which runs 1 to 50 Hz. The V-ACTOR HF is built for the trolley-mounted machine, and the two handpieces differ in ceiling even where a transmitter will mate with both, so a vibration handpiece is ordered against the machine it will live on.

Two years on the device from the date of original consumer purchase, two years or three million shocks on the handpiece, whichever occurs first, and one year or one million shocks on shock transmitters. The trolley-mounted Intelect RPW 2 carries three years on its control device, so the portable unit gives up a year of cover in exchange for its 8.2 kg. Buying new makes you the original consumer purchaser, so all three clocks start with your purchase. Excluded are parts or labour furnished by anyone other than the company, the selling dealer or a certified company service technician, and consumables.

Approximately 3,500 hours for the control device, approximately 5 million shocks for the R-SW handpiece and approximately 5 million pulses for the V-ACTOR handpiece. The revision kit exists to replace the projectile, guiding tube and sealing set inside the handpiece well before those limits arrive, and the shaft cushion is the other part that goes in normal use.

Same hardware either way, and the same standard accessory list. Buying new makes you the original consumer purchaser, so all three warranty terms run their full length from the date of your purchase: two years on the device, two years or three million shocks on the handpiece, one year or one million shocks on transmitters. On the open-box unit the remaining term depends on the individual machine, so tell us which one you are looking at and we will read the R-SW handpiece shock counter and check the carton against the standard accessory list before anything ships.

Input is 100 to 240 VAC at 50 to 60 Hz, a maximum of 200 VA, through a T4AL/250 VAC fuse, so the unit runs from any standard outlet it meets on the road. Ingress protection is IPX1 on the control device and IPX0 on the handpieces, the operating range is 10 to 40 deg C, storage is 0 to 60 deg C and frost free, and humidity runs 5 to 95 percent non-condensing. Conductor transmission gel in a 250 ml bottle is the coupling medium, and the projectile, guiding tube, sealing set and shaft cushion are the wear parts the R-SW revision kit replaces.