User's Manual

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1 - INTRODUCTION
Caution: The medical device is not to be used by people with visual difficulties.
SWORD Phoenix is a medical device with a measuring function.
At SWORD Health, we focus on finding technological solutions for some of the most important
problems in healthcare systems. By identifying common needs across different problems, we are
maximizing our impact on people’s lives. This is why we have focused on physical rehabilitation.
Current rehabilitation models are based on a one-to-one interaction between therapist and patient.
However, high economic costs and heavy logistics represent major impediments in a day-to-day
setting. Moreover, tools for communication within and between clinical teams are inefficient and
process accountability is low.
We believe that the solution for this problem is a wise combination of novel science-driven
therapeutic methods and effective technologies that facilitate dissemination of care,
communication and the use of all the knowledge produced in the rehabilitation process of each
patient.
Pursuing this vision, we have developed SWORD Phoenix. SWORD Phoenix is a medical device
designed to measure and evaluate the movement of body parts through a motion quantification
system based on inertial motion trackers. The information gathered is used to give real-time
feedback on patient performance during motor tasks. This feedback, presented in a mobile app,
allows the patient to improve the movement in terms of range of motion and motor control.
SWORD Phoenix also includes a web-based portal with a clinical database, prescription and result
analysis tools, allowing the clinical team to control and monitor different aspects of the
rehabilitation process.
SWORD Phoenix is composed of third-party hardware and proprietary software combined into a
medical device intended as a non-invasive physical therapy tool.