Efficacy of Med Systems' Electro Flo Percussor Model 5000, Airway Clearance System, for Pulmonary Clearance of Secretions.

Phase IV interventional study, of participants with cystic fibrosis with mild, moderate or severe conditions, for the efficacy of the Electro Flo Percussor, Model 5000 (K031876), Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.5665, with current FDA indication of: provide airway clearance therapy when external manipulation of the thorax is the physician's choice of treatment. Indications for this form of therapy are described by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) in the Clinical Practices Guidelines for Postural Drainage Therapy ( I ) (1991). According to AARC guidelines, specific indications for external manipulation of the thorax include evidence or a suggestion of retained secretions, evidence that the patient is having difficulty with the secretion clearance, or presence of atelectasis caused by mucus plugging. In addition, the Med Systems Electro Flo Percussor Model 5000 is also indicated for external manipulation of the thorax to promote airway clearance or improve bronchial drainage for purposes of collecting mucus for diagnostic evaluation.