The OL1000 and OL1000 SC BONE GROWTH STIMULATORS are indicated for the noninvasive treatment of an established nonunion acquired secondary to trauma, excluding vertebrae and all flat bones. A nonunion is considered to be established when the fracture site shows no visibly progressive signs of healing.The OL1000 and OL1000 SC are portable, battery powered, microprocessor-controlled, noninvasive bone growth stimulators. The device is worn by a patient for 30 minutes a day and provides local electromagnetic field treatment for a non-healing fracture. The device produces very low energy combined static and dynamic electromagnetic fields on the order of the earth’s magnetic field. The device has a push button that starts the treatment and an audible tone to notify the patient that a treatment has started or has ended. A liquid crystal display (LCD) is utilized to display the status of the device, e.g., treatment record, daily treatment time countdown.
A battery-powered, body-worn device designed to apply an electrical stimulus directly to bone to promote bone formation (i.e., osteogenesis). It is intended to generate an electromagnetic (EM) field (and its associated induced voltage effects) around a fracture or fusion site; it is not intended to apply an electric current directly to the body. The device is used as an alternative to bone grafting for non-union fractures (a condition in which the ends of a fractured bone fail to unite), and as a spinal fusion adjunct in treating degenerative vertebral diseases. It is also known as an osteogenesis stimulator.