Radial pressure wave · like-for-like
A like-for-like radial shockwave therapy machine comparison: sourced specifications, purchase and lease price signals, and the exact FDA records located for each device.
The decision in plain English
These are two pneumatic radial devices, which makes this the cleanest comparison in the set. Both generate a pressure wave that peaks at the applicator surface and disperses with depth, so they are competing for the same clinical job rather than doing different ones.
Because the technology matches, the decision comes down to four things: how the energy is controlled, how many transmitters you get access to, the chassis you have to find room for, and whether the vendor will publish a price before you enter a sales process.
Bar pressure and energy stepping decide how much of your treatment range is usable. A device with a wide, finely stepped range covers superficial trigger-point work and deeper insertional tendinopathy on the same machine; one with a small number of fixed levels asks you to work around it.
Transmitter range decides how many conditions you can treat without buying more hardware. Chassis weight and footprint decide whether the machine lives in one room or moves between them. And the service channel decides what happens on the day a handpiece fails mid-clinic, which is the specification nobody publishes and everybody eventually cares about.
| Specification | Chattanooga Intelect RPW2 | STORZ MASTERPULS ONE |
|---|---|---|
| Modality | Radial pressure wave, pneumaticSource [1] | Pneumatic ballistic radialSource [3] |
| Energy control | Extended pressure rangeSource [1] | 6 energy levelsSource [3] |
| Transmitters and handpieces | D20-S and Ro40 D-Actor transmitters, V-ACTOR HFSource [1] | Not stated in the sources reviewed |
| Frequency range | Not stated in the sources reviewed | Not stated in the sources reviewed |
| Penetration depth | Not stated in the sources reviewed | Not stated in the sources reviewed |
| Dimensions | Not stated in the sources reviewed | 289 × 238 × 310 mmSource [3] |
| Weight | Not stated in the sources reviewed | 9.8 kgSource [3] |
| Handpiece life | Not stated in the sources reviewed | Not stated in the sources reviewed |
| Warranty | Not stated in the sources reviewed | Not stated in the sources reviewed |
| Purchase price signal | $18,775.52 purchase estimateSource [1] | Pricing on requestSource [3] |
| Monthly lease signal | $427 per month estimateSource [1] | Pricing on requestSource [3] |
| FDA record located | DJO establishment and device listing only. No model-specific clearance.Source [2] | No device-specific record located for this model.Source [3] |
What the gaps mean: Blank fields are a finding, not an omission. Neither manufacturer publishes a frequency range, penetration depth, handpiece life or warranty term for these two models in the material we reviewed. Ask for all four in writing before you sign anything.
Three different things get collapsed into the phrase “FDA approved”, and only one of them is approval. Each entry below names the exact record type and number found, and the indication exactly as the record words it. A record is specific to one model, one configuration and one indication; it never travels to another product.
No model-specific FDA clearance was located. What exists is a DJO establishment and device listing, which registers the facility and the device type. A listing is not a clearance and carries no indication.
No device-specific FDA record was located for MASTERPULS ONE.
No record located for this device.
Records that exist, but do not cover this machine
STORZ holds the strongest FDA paper trail in this comparison, but every record sits on a DUOLITH configuration. Those records cover the DUOLITH devices and indications named in them. They do not cover MASTERPULS ONE, and nothing on this page should be read as though they do.
Editorial judgment, not specification data
Everything above this point is sourced data. Everything in these cards is our opinion, and we sell some of the machines being judged. Read them as a starting point for your own diligence, not as a finding.
Clinics that want a published price and a lease-first purchase
Choose the RPW2 if you need to build a budget before you enter a sales conversation, and if spreading the cost monthly matters more than manufacturer-direct service.
Because it is the only machine in this comparison with a purchase figure and a monthly figure on the table above — $18,775.52 and $427 per month, both estimates.
View the Intelect RPW2Buyers who want the manufacturer ecosystem and will run a quote process
Choose the MASTERPULS ONE if you want to buy into the STORZ product family and its service network, and you are willing to spend the time a quote-only purchase takes.
Because its published specifications are chassis figures — 9.8 kg and 289 × 238 × 310 mm — while the price and the regulatory record for this specific model both have to come out of a conversation with the manufacturer.
Pricing on request. This machine was quote-only everywhere we checked, so we publish no estimate for it.
Shockwave Source does not sell or lease this machine. Request pricing from its manufacturer directly.
Every monthly figure on this site is an estimate. Contract length, APR and buyout are confirmed at quote, not on this page.
Take this list to every quote you receive. If a vendor will not answer all five in writing, that is itself an answer.
No device-specific FDA record was located for MASTERPULS ONE. STORZ does hold strong records — PMA P080028 and 510(k) K202112 — but both sit on DUOLITH configurations, which are different devices with different indications. A record on one model does not transfer to another, so ask STORZ directly for the MASTERPULS ONE number.
Shockwave Source publishes a purchase estimate of $18,775.52 and a lease estimate of $427 per month for the Intelect RPW2. Both are estimates. Contract length, APR, total payments and the end-of-term buyout are confirmed at quote, not on this page, so treat the monthly figure as a starting point rather than a term sheet.
Both descriptions cover the same underlying method: compressed air accelerates a projectile that strikes a transmitter, and the resulting pressure wave enters tissue at the applicator surface. The wording differs between manufacturers rather than describing a different technology. Judge these two machines on energy control, transmitter range and service, not on that phrasing.
MASTERPULS ONE publishes chassis figures — 289 × 238 × 310 mm and 9.8 kg — so you can measure before you buy. Chattanooga does not publish dimensions or weight for the RPW2 in the material reviewed, describing it only as compact. If room footprint is the deciding factor, request the RPW2 figures in writing.
No. Shockwave Source sells and leases the Chattanooga Intelect RPW2 and has a commercial interest in it. MASTERPULS ONE is compared here independently — we do not sell, lease or represent it, and we have no affiliation with STORZ Medical. Pricing for it has to come from STORZ or an authorised STORZ distributor.
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Bring the diligence checklist above to the call. We will answer all five questions for the machines we sell, in writing, including the ones where our answer is weaker than a competitor's.
Every monthly figure on this site is an estimate. Contract length, APR and buyout are confirmed at quote, not on this page.
Specifications on this page were verified on . Entries marked carried forward were not re-fetched during that pass and date from the earlier research round; treat them as older than the live entries.
