Advice on polar ice machines?

[gaelan01]

Referee54,
For your btkr did you use 1 cuff for each knee or rotate it back and forth between the knees. I am building a question list for our pre op hospital class next week with my bktr sceduled for Sept 14th....

 

[Wildflower6]

I have the Breg Kodiak Polar ice machine, and love it! I found it new on eBay for around $100, but I'm sure there are used ones, too. It stays icy cold for hours.


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[Lili]

Wow!! I have been looking at the polar machines and there are sooooo many and different ones , some the tank is square some are cylinders ? What is the difference? eBay has some used ones for a really good price but I don't know which one to get . Can anyone tell me the difference and does the cold wraps around the knee or only one side? I would really like one that wraps around the knee. Thank you again!

 

[celynda]

Before spending the money, check with the hospital or OS and see if they'll put you in one after surgery. I had a cryo-cuff put on in the OR and it came home with me.


RTKA 8 June 2015
LTKA 14 Sept 2015 (sched)

 

[Lili]

@celynda , thank you Celinda , I will call tomorrow to find out.

 

[Lovestoread]

Absolutely check with your doctor and hospital! Mine was included with the surgery and I was told to bring it back to the hospital for the second one.


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[nomoreski]

I have the Breg Kodiak Polar ice machine, and love it! I found it new on eBay for around $100, but I'm sure there are used ones, too. It stays icy cold for hours.

I have not loved these ice "pumps" in the past but the "pump" was manual and so ME. i didn't realize that there were non manual "pump" ones. I also got online and found that for the BTKR peeps (like me) you can get a Y-adapter from the braceshop - part number 0764.

this has me thinking! Thank you Wildflower6!