Zimmer Gentle Pro

Zimmer's dedicated erectile dysfunction device, with a CIMEG-documented protocol for female sexual functionality.

What it treats

Applications

  • Erectile dysfunction, across five severity bands on Zimmer's own dosing table.
  • Peyronie's disease (Induratio Penis Plastica).
  • Female sexual functionality, through the CIMEG-documented protocol.
The mechanism

How it works

Gentle Pro delivers radial shockwave through a water-cooled slim handpiece with a 15 mm applicator head. A dedicated ED software package runs five programmes with treatment images, and the water system holds around 1.2 litres of distilled water, filled and emptied at the push of a button.

The single-use silicone protection cap must always be fitted to the applicator head.

Sessions run up to 25 minutes. Course length and cadence follow Zimmer's own dosing table below.

In the room

Why this system

One job, dosed against Zimmer's own table

Gentle Pro treats erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease, dosed against a table Zimmer publishes itself, document EN medical 10105843 BAZ 0526.

A documented protocol for women, too

A CIMEG protocol for female sexual functionality runs on the same device: six treatment points, four sessions.

A water-cooled handpiece, quieter running

A slim, water-cooled handpiece with a 15 mm applicator head, audibly quieter than Zimmer's own enPuls and ZWave Pro.

Practice value

  • After the last treatment, Zimmer recommends a pause of at least six weeks, then reassessment with the IIEF-5 questionnaire.
The detail

What to know

Practice value (5)

  • Severe ED, IIEF 1-7: 6-8 over 4-6 weeks, max. 2, 14-16 Hz, 90-120 mJ, 1500-2000
  • Moderate ED, IIEF 8-11: 6 over 3-6 weeks, max. 2, 14-16 Hz, 90-120 mJ, 1500-2000
  • Mild-moderate ED, IIEF 12-16: 6 over 3-6 weeks, max. 2, 12-16 Hz, 90-120 mJ, 1500-2000
  • Mild ED, IIEF 17-21: 6 over 3-6 weeks, max. 2, 12-14 Hz, 90-120 mJ, 1000-1500
  • Peyronie's disease: 8-12 over 4-6 weeks, max. 2, 10-16 Hz, 90-110 mJ, Zone 1 only

Clinical evidence

These are third-party studies cited on Zimmer-branded material, not Zimmer's own clinical claims, and not DNA Nexus's.

Causes of ED, per Zimmer's own training material. Vasculogenic (80% of ED cases), neurogenic (including post-prostatectomy), iatrogenic and psychogenic.

Evidence cited by CIMEG, not published as a DNA Nexus or Zimmer clinical claim. From the CIMEG rSWT protocol document, December 2023: 60% of ED cases have a vascular cause; radial pressure wave therapy reaches up to 3 cm in depth; CIMEG describes 80% effectiveness for ED as a first therapeutic option; a meta-analysis of 16 randomised controlled trials supports 0.09 mJ/mm² with 1,500 to 2,000 pulses, improvement more pronounced in moderate ED, outcomes measured by IIEF and Erectile Hardness Score.

A second study cited in the same CIMEG document, by Kisch, Sorg, Forstmeier, Mailaender and Kraemer: fractionated repetitive ESWT can inhibit skin inflammation, improve skin smoothness and support wound healing, and high-energy ESWT improves blood flow and tissue oxygen saturation, an effect measurable 80 minutes after the first treatment.

New approach: Gentle Pro plus ContiCure

Zimmer's own Gentle Pro training material, presented by Dr. med. Bernhard Schoensee, a urologist in Berlin, and Michaela Wolf, Head of Zimmer Academy, pairs Gentle Pro with ContiCure for the patient who needs both: Gentle Pro treats the erectile dysfunction, ContiCure trains the pelvic floor, in the same course of care.

This is a separate pairing from ZTone's incontinence upgrade, which is a body-toning hardware path, not a clinical protocol.

Does Gentle Pro treat Peyronie's disease?

Yes, on Zimmer's own dosing table: 8 to 12 sessions over 4 to 6 weeks, zone 1 only.

Is Gentle Pro indicated for women?

Yes. A CIMEG-documented protocol for female sexual functionality runs on the same device: six treatment points, four sessions once a week.

Can Gentle Pro and ContiCure be used together?

Yes. Zimmer's own training material presents this combination: Gentle Pro treats the erectile dysfunction, ContiCure trains the pelvic floor.

What consumable does Gentle Pro use?

A single-use silicone protection cap on the applicator head, which must always be fitted.

How is Gentle Pro different from ZWave Pro?

Both are Zimmer shockwave devices, but ZWave Pro treats body contouring and skin tightening. Gentle Pro is the dedicated device for erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease and the documented female protocol.

DNA Nexus support

DNA Nexus will handle installation and set up Gentle Pro on site. Staff training covers the dosing table and Zimmer's application recommendations, so a session starts correctly from day one. After-sales technical support runs from Cairo, alongside the rest of the DNA Nexus Zimmer portfolio.

Zimmer Gentle Pro