Zetroz Creates High-Frequency Therapeutic Device

Ithaca, NY based start-up company Zetroz has designed a device that generates high-frequency sound waves for muscle therapy, much like therapeutic ultrasound devices commonly used in physical therapy. The difference is the sound waves would be administered at a lower intensity and for up to several hours at a time and not in a practitioner's office. The intention is that people suffering from chronic muscle pain will be able to treat themselves by wearing the ultrasound device.

While therapeutic devices using ultrasound are not new, Zetroz diversifies itself by size. CEO Bryant Guffey states, "We're special because we're the only company that can build it this small," "The therapy has been around. We're making it really easy."

Zetroz is already selling a veterinary version of the device named Ultroz and is seeking approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a human version now under development.


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