Chi Machine
The Chi Machine (/ˈtʃiː/) is a passive aerobic exercise device, developed and first manufactured in Japan by Skylite Industry company president and engineer, Keiichi Ohashi, in 1988. The Chi Machine was granted a patent by the Japanese Patent Office on 18 December 1990, which expired in 2010. The machine was originally known as Sun Harmony and later changed to Sun Ancon.
Marketing and classification
The Sun Ancon Chi Machine holds US FDA approval as a Class 1 Therapeutic Massager, Regulation #890.5660[1] Proprietary Name Chi Machine[2] and is registered as a medical device in Canada 66598, Australia L 81810 and Japan 02B 0694.
Clinical trials
In June 2000, HTE contracted with Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, to conduct clinical trials focusing on secondary lymphedema and venous oedema of the legs. Results showed an average reduction in test subjects' weight of 1.45 kg (approx 3 lbs) in three weeks.[3][unreliable medical source?] The results showed that "after a three week treatment period there were statistically significant reductions in total leg volume and fluids, whole body extracellular fluid, weight and subjective leg symptoms."
References
- ↑ "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21".
- ↑ "Establishment Registration & Device Listing".
- ↑ Moseley, A.L.; Piller, N.; Esterman, A.; Carati, C. (June 2004). "The Sun Ancon Chi Machine Aerobic Exerciser: A new patient focused, home based therapy for people with chronic secondary leg lymphedema". Lymphology. 37 (2): 53–61. PMID 15328757.
Bibliography
- Moseley AL, Piller N, Carati C (2002). "Combined opto-electronic perometry and bioimpedance to measure objectively the effectiveness of a new treatment intervention for chronic secondary leg lymphedema". Lymphology. 35 (4): 136–43. PMID 12570322.
- Bernas M, Witte MH (2004). "Alternative/complementary treatment in lymphology: trying the untried and testing the untested". Lymphology. 37 (2): 43–4. PMID 15328754.
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