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Therapeutic - Home Use
Therapeutic Applications
Mobilize and clear excessive secretions from the lungs of patients with COPD (chronic bronchitis), asthma, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, and tuberculosis.
- COPD: 24 million people in the U.S. estimated to have COPD. There are six million Chronic Bronchitis office visits annually.
- Cystic Fibrosis: 30,000 people suffer from Cystic Fibrosis in the U.S.
- Pneumonia: 650,000 hospitalizations annually in the U.S. due to bacterial pneumonia
- Asthma: according to the ’03 NHIS (CDC), 19.8 million Americans had asthma
Reed Replacement Kits
The Therapeutic Lung Flute® comes with a six month supply of reeds. The Mylar Reeds should be replaced once every two weeks to keep the Therapeutic Lung Flute® in tune. Reed Replacement kits containing 14 reeds are available for purchase.
The Therapeutic Lung Flute® is presently cleared by the FDA for home use in the United States, Canada, and the 30 members of the European Union. The Therapeutic Lung Flute® is available in the U.S. for home use by presciption only. The Diagnostic Lung Flute® is available for clinicians for positive expiratory pressure therapy.
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