Breg Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System

Description

Breg Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System is a simple and cost-effective solution for patients and practitioners looking for an effective alternative to rudimentary ice therapy methods. The Cub uses a manually powered hand pump to deliver cold therapy to the treatment area. With the addition of ice and water, hours of pain relief are just a few squeezes of the pump away.

When to use Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System?

• Post operative
• Arthroscopic procedures
• Reconstructive procedures
• Plastic surgery
• General surgery
• Post-trauma
• Chronic pain
• Physical therapy

Note: Pads shown in the figure are not included.

Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System Features

• Breg Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System has a localized cold therapy hand pump and ice water container for use with BREG cooling pads (sold separately)
• Smallest and most lightweight cold therapy unit available
• Easy-to-use hand pump allows the unit to work when electricity or power supply is unavailable
• Designed for portability and versatility in applications ranging from sprains to post-operative procedures

Note: This item is non-returnable due to hygiene purposes.

Polar Care Cub Instruction Manual
 

How to use Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System?

• Apply Polar Pad according to application instructions included with it.
• Fill cooler with ice to top. Add water to within half inch of top of cooler and screw on lid tightly.
• Firmly insert tubing stem into hole in cooler lid.
• Connect pad by pushing couplings together firmly until you hear a click.
• Place cooler on a table or stand at or above the height at which hand bulb will be used.
• Squeeze hand bulb slowly until red flow indicator ball is clearly visible in center of window.
• Do not squeeze hand bulb harder than necessary to keep ball centered.
• It takes approximately 10 squeezes of hand bulb to completely fill pad.
• Once pad is full, stop pumping and allow water in pad to cool affected area for 5-10 minutes.
• Then squeeze hand bulb 3 to 4 times every few minutes or as necessary to maintain the cold effect.
• If skin temperature is cooler than comfortably tolerated, squeeze bulb less frequently.
• If skin temperature is warmer than desired, squeeze bulb more frequently.
• Replenish ice and water before ice has melted completely.
• To end session, stop pumping and remove pad.
• Drain as much water from system as possible by elevating pad above cooler and rolling it up slowly from end to squeeze out all remaining water.
• Empty ice and water and dry all components.

Precautions to take while Using Polar Care Cub Cold Therapy System

• Some condensation on tubes and pad is normal, particularly in humid environments.
• Most times that leaking is suspected, condensation is the actual cause.
• To reduce condensation at pad, provide insulating layers of material over pad before the securing wrap is applied.
• Keep the height of cooler at or above the height of hand bulb in use.
• It is also preferable to keep hand bulb and cooler above pad height if possible.
• If it is difficult to squeeze hand bulb and move the red ball, then check to be sure that there are no folds or kinks in pad when it was applied.
• A thin dressing layer only should be applied between pad and skin.
• Do not apply pad over multiple layers of dressing or affected area will not cool properly.