Cervical and Thoracic Spine
DRX9500 (DRX5000)
A standalone system with an integrated couch for non-surgical treatment of cervical and thoracic spine pain. The same technology as the DRX9000, in a separate device.
About the System
A Standalone Cervical System
The DRX9500 (DRX5000) is a standalone system with an integrated couch that provides a comprehensive approach to treating thoracic and cervical spine pain caused by disc herniation, degenerative disc disease, or disc deformation.
Functionally, the DRX9500 is no different from the DRX9000C attachment: both devices are designed to treat the cervical spine. The difference is in the design: the DRX9500 operates on its own, with its own couch, scale, and computer, and does not require a DRX9000.
The system continuously monitors tension force and cervical angle to make decompression as comfortable and effective as possible.
- Does not require a DRX9000
- Segments C3-C4 through C7-T1
- Motorized-lift couch with platform scale
- 0–23 kg pull with continuous feedback
- Safety handrails for patient entry and exit
Key Features
Everything You Need in One Device
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Integrated Couch
A soft leather couch with motorized lift brings the patient into the treatment position automatically and effortlessly. -
Fixed Head Harness
A conforming head support with an open design leaves the jaw free. Interchangeable supports in four sizes are matched to the patient. -
Cervical Level Selector
Six angle presets: C3 at 2°, C4 at 4°, C5 at 8°, C6 at 13°, C7 at 17°, and 0°, plus manual fine-tuning. -
Platform Scale
The patient’s weight goes straight to the computer for load calculation. -
Five Load Profiles
From gentle profile 1 to intensive profile 5; at least 18 cycles, about 30 minutes per session. -
Touchscreen Computer and Protocol
The protocol is entered on a touchscreen, the database stores treatment history, and the printer produces a report for every session. -
Safety
The safety switch in the patient’s hand instantly drops tension to zero, the Stop button releases force immediately, and handrails help the patient get on and off.
Indications
Who Is a Candidate for DRX9500 Treatment
According to the manufacturer’s intended use, the DRX9500 provides a treatment program for neck and shoulder pain. Under the physician’s direction, each session applies intermittent, cyclic traction forces that relieve pressure on the structures causing pain by decompressing the intervertebral discs.
- cervical and thoracic disc herniations;
- disc protrusions and bulges;
- degenerative disc changes (degenerative disc disease);
- facet syndrome.
The course is 18 sessions over 6 weeks. Loads on the cervical spine are increased more slowly than on the lumbar spine.
Contraindications: spinal instability, including fracture; spinal infections (tuberculosis, osteomyelitis); metal implants and prostheses in the spine; spinal tumor; sequestered herniation; conditions involving softening of bone tissue; diseases of the blood vessels supplying the spine. The physician makes the treatment decision based on examination and MRI findings.
Specifications
DRX9500 (DRX5000) Technical Specifications
Dimensions and Weight
- Length × width × height
- 112 × 52 × 57 in (≈ 284 × 132 × 145 cm)
- Weight
- 850 lb (≈ 386 kg)
- Shipping weight
- 1150 lb (≈ 522 kg), 4 crates
- Minimum installation footprint
- 8 × 10 ft (≈ 2.4 × 3.0 m), same as the DRX9000
- Recommended room size
- 15–20 m²
Operating Parameters
- Measured pull range
- 0–50 lb (0–23 kg)
- Pull measurement resolution / accuracy
- 0.1 lb / 10%
- Patient weighing range
- 10–400 lb (5–181 kg), 5% accuracy
- Couch safe working load
- 400 lb (181 kg)
- Treatment area
- segments C3-C4 to C7-T1
- Angle of pull presets
- 0°, 2°, 4°, 8°, 13°, 17°
- Session
- at least 18 cycles, about 30 minutes
Power (230 V Version)
- Voltage / frequency
- 220–240 V, 50–60 Hz
- Maximum power
- 600 W
- UPS
- 1000 VA, at least 10 minutes on battery, charges to 80% in 4.5 hours
- Leakage current
- under 500 µA; ground resistance under 0.1 Ω
Sources: DRX9500 manual (64-0003, revision D), Excite Medical dimension specification. The manual lists a weight of 850 lb with an incorrect conversion of “317 kg”; the correct conversion is ≈ 386 kg. A Russian-language ELTECH fact sheet contains rounded values (259 × 81 × 132 cm, about 300 kg); these differ from the manufacturer’s specification and are not used.
What’s Included
What Ships with the DRX9500
The system ships in four crates:
- DRX5000 tower;
- couch and couch frame, axillary supports;
- knee support;
- head harness and head supports in sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4;
- patient safety switch;
- uninterruptible power supply and power cable;
- connecting plates, head harness USB cable, mounting hardware;
- printer with paper, USB key, operator’s manual.
ELTECH provides delivery to the clinic, installation, diagnostics and commissioning, clinical training for staff, and a 12-month warranty. Documentation is provided in Russian.
Video
DRX Cervical Decompression
The DRX9500 and DRX9000C use the same method, so videos on DRX cervical decompression apply to both systems.
The Method
Cervical Treatment on DRX Systems
An Excite Medical educational video on cervical decompression.
What Is Spinal Decompression
The principle of targeted decompression, illustrated with the DRX9000.
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