For Professionals

OVERVIEW:

The GAP-FLEX® System provides a comfortable and less painful method to improve patient recovery using a brilliantly simple platform: gravity.

GAP-FLEX® is designed to accelerate range-of-motion recovery and rehabilitation. Utilizing the simple platform of gravity, patients using our device notice a faster, more comfortable, highly compliant and less painful method of recovery.

GAP-FLEX® provides patients with contactless knee recovery more quickly, more efficiently, and less costly than any other method available.

GAP-FLEX® System has been used successfully on over 2,000 patients, with extremely positive outcomes. For early adopters, the GAP-FLEX® System has replaced CPM as standard of care for total knee replacements.

Why should a professional think about GAP-FLEX®?

Easy to use, passive therapy; improved clinical outcomes; improved patient compliance; and improved economic outcomes. It’s clear that the new treatment of choice for total knee replacements is GAP-FLEX®.

Patients simply drape their knee over the GAP-FLEX® for 6 minutes, walk for 2 minutes and use the GAP-FLEX® Extension Block for 10 minutes and repeat the therapy 6 times a day. Patients are consistently more compliant with the therapy, and report faster recovery.

PATIENT BENEFITS:

The GAP-FLEX® is a comfortable and convenient therapy to improve recovery from total knee replacement, meniscus or ACL surgeries

Patients experience faster return to full mobility following surgery
Full range of motion recovered in most patients
Small size of unit makes it easy to transport from hospital and to store and use in the home
Shorter per session therapy times compared to CPM
Patient compliance is optimized through ease of use and convenience
Used safely in both the hospital and home
Provides faster patient recovery of range of motion after total knee arthroplasty.
Reduces patient rehabilitation time and effort compared with other traditional methods.
Decreases muscle atrophy
Reduces overall episodic care cost.
Can eliminate unnecessary interaction with additional clinicians or traveling to additional locations by providing the therapy safely at home.
Can help reduce the need for manipulation procedures.
Most importantly – BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES.

CLINICAL INDICATIONS AND PRECAUTIONS:

Class 1 medical device requiring registration only
No contraindications to date
Used in place of CPM in hospital or at home
The product has been safely and effectively used by 2,000 patients

Pathologies that result in the loss of range of motion to the knee joint. Possible diagnoses treated (not all inclusive):

Post operative Total Knee Arthroplasty
Post operative Partial Knee Arthroplasty
ORIF Tibial Plateau Fracture
ORIF Patella Fracture
Surgical repair of Patellar tendon rupture
Surgical repair of Quadriceps tendon rupture
Other procedures that require the knee to be immobilized for significant periods of time

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FAQ

FAQ 1: What is the GAP-FLEX® System?

The GAP-FLEX® System is designed to accelerate range-of-motion recovery and rehabilitation with a convenient, simple device. Utilizing the brilliantly simple platform of gravity, patients using the GAP-FLEX® System notice a more comfortable and less painful method of recovery allowing them to ultimately get back to life FASTER.

FAQ 2: When was the GAP-FLEX® System developed?

GAP-FLEX® was designed in 2014 after a physical therapist treated thousands of patients who had undergone total knee replacements and observed that many of them were not complying with their surgeons’ instructions to use continuous passive motion (CPM) devices to assist with rehabilitation. The CPM was then the standard for post-operative, at-home care. Although most orthopedic surgeons agree that effective physical therapy is key to recovering quickly and fully from knee replacement surgery, many patients object to PT programs. When used in conjunction with an effective, targeted physical therapy program, the GAP-FLEX® System provides a faster and more cost-effective recovery than the CPM. Some patients have reported a recovery up to 90% faster with GAP-FLEX®.

FAQ 3: Who is the ideal user of the GAP-FLEX® System?

The GAP-FLEX® gravity flexion method is ideal for almost anyone recovering from knee replacement, ACL/MCL or other range-of-motion surgeries, but it is especially suited for use by young and elderly patients. With other post-operative treatment methods, physical therapists report young patients’ busy schedules make it difficult for them to maintain treatment commitments, and older adults fail to comply because they cannot withstand long periods of exertion. GAP-FLEX® eliminates both of these objections.

FAQ 4: How does the GAP-FLEX® System work?

The setup is simple, and the equipment takes up minimal space and is easily stored. All that is required is the GAP-FLEX® T-bar frame with removable foam and the GAP-FLEX® foam extension block. The ease-of-use, comfort and minimal session time makes the GAP-FLEX® a more pleasant experience, which leads to faster recovery and better results. Patients using the GAP-FLEX® are also able to track their sessions and monitor their progress in a convenient mobile app.

FAQ 5: Describe a typical therapy session using the GAP-FLEX® System.

A typical session starts with the patient lying flat on their back on a flat surface. The Gap-Flex® is placed under the injured knee allowing the device to be flush against the back of the thigh with the leg draped over the padded T-bar. The patient is instructed to hold this position for 6 minutes, followed by 2 minutes of slow-to-medium-paced walking. The patient then returns to lying flat on their back on a flat surface, then placing their heel in the cutout area of the Extension Block making sure the leg is completely extended and straight for 10 minutes.

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