Helix Osseous Stimulator Mk.III
Bone-healing stimulator; sets fractures and accelerates healing from weeks to hours.
The Osseous Stimulator is a handheld device that looks like a chunky medical scanner with a concave emitter head. Place the head over a fracture site, activate the sonic pulse, and the device fires low-frequency acoustic waves into the bone while injecting a calcium-phosphate nanite suspension through the skin. The nanites migrate to the fracture gap, bond with the bone tissue, and scaffold new growth at a rate that would take the body weeks to achieve naturally. A clean fracture -- arm, leg, rib -- heals in six to eight hours. The device cannot handle complex fractures: shattered joints, comminuted breaks, and spinal injuries need a surgeon's hands and an autodoc's precision. Helix markets the Osseous Stimulator to Legion field hospitals and Rim clinics as a 'fracture fast-track.' The chemical catalyst ampoules are Helix-patented and not cheap; using off-brand catalysts risks nanite misalignment, which is exactly as unpleasant as it sounds.
Rules Reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | gear-medical |
| Function | bone repair; accelerates fracture healing, sets broken bones |
| Kadiss Signature | legit |
| Manufacturer | Helix |
| Pharmaceutical / Complexity | 4 |
| Pharmaceutical / Fate | medical-supply |
| Rek Cost | 350 |
| Tech Tier | spacer |
| Uses | 4 |
| Weight | 0.9 |
Notes
Capacity: handheld sonic pulse emitter with targeted focal array, four chemical catalyst ampoules (calcium-phosphate nanite suspension)
Effect: Heals one 'fractured' condition per use (DC 10 Medicine check to align the bone correctly). Accelerates natural bone healing: a standard fracture that would take 6-8 weeks heals in 6-8 hours with the stimulator applied. Cannot repair shattered joints, spinal fractures, or skull fractures (requires surgical intervention). Each use consumes one chemical catalyst ampoule and sonic emitter charge.