Texua JCE+4

Physiotherapy practices, sports rehabilitation services, hand therapy clinics and podiatry services are the likely users. The ultrasound side suits soft-tissue work on tendon, ligament, and scar tissue, where a clinician wants local heating or a non-thermal effect over a small area. The suction cups suit muscle stimulation across broader areas such as the quadriceps or the shoulder girdle, which makes the pair useful in a single appointment.

NICE draws firm boundaries around the ultrasound side. Its guidelines recommend against ultrasound therapy for low back pain, for osteoarthritis and for chronic primary pain, which leaves soft tissue and post-injury work as the areas where a clinic can sensibly use it. Trial evidence is mixed even there, so the modality belongs alongside exercise rather than in place of it.

Dose recording is where a service either holds together or does not. Frequency, intensity, mode, time, applicator and treated area all need to reach the notes, because none of them can be reconstructed afterwards from memory. The same applies to the stimulation side, where cup placement and intensity steps need to be written down.

Hygiene and supply run in parallel. Gel is applied to skin at every application and cups need clean, dampened sponges for each patient, so stock levels and a cleaning procedure belong in the clinic's routine before the unit arrives. In an NHS trust, the console passes through medical device management first, and in independent practice it joins the electrical safety testing schedule. The manufacturer issues the declaration of conformity and the supporting test evidence, and the seller passes both to the buyer.

Two applicators on the top panel

Both ultrasonic applicators stand in holders on the console, which keeps them off the couch and off the floor between patients. Ask which sizes and frequencies they cover, because that decides which body areas the unit can treat.

A 1 to 3 MHz frequency range

The published range spans the two frequencies most used in physiotherapy. Lower frequencies target deeper tissues, while higher frequencies target superficial ones, giving a clinician a choice for a wrist tendon and a hip in the same clinic list.

Four suction cup electrodes

The cups hold themselves in place on broad, flat areas without straps, so a clinician can set up muscle stimulation for one region while working with ultrasound on another. They are reusable, which keeps the disposable list short.

Twenty energy steps

The energy scale moves through 20 steps, which allows small adjustments as a patient settles into a session. Ask what each step delivers in watts per square centimetre so the steps can be written into a protocol.

A 10.4-inch touch screen

A screen of that size shows settings clearly from the side of a couch, and the photograph suggests a body map for choosing areas. A demonstration will show whether it includes presets and a session timer.

A 4.6 kg benchtop console

At 4.6 kg on a 368 × 320 mm footprint, the unit sits on a trolley or worktop and moves between rooms in one hand. Nothing about its size limits which room it can work in.

A short statutory list

Electrical safety testing under the clinic's policy, and the maintenance and training duties in PUWER, make up the whole statutory picture. No radiation, laser, noise or electromagnetic field regime attaches to equipment of this kind.

Consumables that are not tied to the machine

Coupling gel is a generic supply available from any clinical wholesaler, so restocking does not depend on a single source. Confirm the sponge size the cups take, which is the one item worth checking for compatibility.

Two ultrasonic controllers

The sheet lists two, without size, frequency or effective radiating area for either. Confirm what each one covers before ordering.

Frequency of 1 to 3 MHz

The published range covers the frequencies used for deep and superficial soft tissue work. The listing does not state whether the two applicators split the range or share it.

Energy scale of 1 to 20

Twenty steps with no unit attached. The intensity in watts per square centimetre behind each step is not published.

100 W power rating

Therapeutic ultrasound output is measured in watts per square centimetre at the treatment head, so the 100 W figure most likely describes the console's mains demand. The seller should confirm it.

Four EMS suction cup electrodes

Four cups are listed for the stimulation side. The cup diameter, suction method, and sponges are not published.

Stimulation parameters

The sheet does not list stimulation frequency, current, waveform, pulse duration, or channel count. The frequency row belongs to the ultrasound function.

10.4-inch touch screen

A single screen controls both functions, according to the photograph. Presets, language options and a treatment timer are not described.

Coupling gel

Gel is needed for every ultrasound application, and none is listed with the unit. Plan the first order and the restocking cycle alongside the purchase.

Effective radiating area

The effective radiating area of each applicator is not published. It sets the area a clinician can treat in one application and is one of the figures IEC 61689 expects a manufacturer to state.

Beam non-uniformity ratio

Also unpublished. The ratio describes how far the peak intensity rises above the average across the beam, which is why the head is kept moving throughout an application.

Treatment modes and timer

The sheet names no modes and no timer. Both belong in the demonstration, because they set how a dose is delivered and recorded.

Mains supply

Two versions are listed, one for 220 V at 50 Hz and one for 110 V at 60 Hz. UK sites need the 50 Hz version, rated for a nominal 230 V supply.

Console dimensions and weight

The console measures 368 × 320 × 190 mm (36.8 × 32 × 19 cm) and weighs 4.6 kg. The axis order is not stated.

Packing

The carton measures 556 × 462 × 290 mm, about 0.074 m³, and weighs 7.3 kg.

Front control and holders

A round control on the front panel and the holders for the applicators and cups appear only in the photograph. The sheet names none of them, so confirm what ships.

The JCE+4 combines therapeutic ultrasound and suction-cup muscle stimulation in a 4.6 kg console, with two applicators, four cups, and a 10.4-inch screen. What the page cannot tell a buyer is the part that decides treatment: the effective radiating area, the beam non-uniformity ratio, the intensity behind each of the 20 energy steps and the modes on offer. Published surveys show that ultrasound output drifts, so a calibration route belongs in the order alongside gel and sponges. Evidence supports the modality in narrow places, and NICE rules it out for low back pain, osteoarthritis and chronic primary pain. Medigear.uk can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, staff familiarisation, and service cover for UK business buyers.