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New Oralflo Pill Swallowing
Cup Helps All Ages & Many Conditions
Medical Design Online, 6/8/2006
Raritan, NJ - Oralflo Technologies introduces the "Pill
Swallowing Cup," a medical device designed to facilitate
the ingestion of medications and vitamin supplements in individuals
for whom pill-swallowing remains a challenge. Engineered by Roger
Heilos, former medical products engineer for Johnson & Johnson
and current president of Oralflo Technologies, LLC, the Pill Swallowing
Cup alleviates the discomfort and anxiety associated with pill-taking
and proves itself a critical accessory for doctor's offices, hospitals,
group homes, daycare centers and individuals.
Originally
created to assist the designer's own family members with pill-swallowing,
the Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup proves beneficial for people of
all ages and many conditions including autism, cancer, Parkinson's
disease and ADHD. The product is backed by extensive research
and is registered and monitored by the FDA as a Class III medical
device.
According
to a 2004 study conducted by Harris Interactive of Milwaukee,
WI, 40% of American adults have difficulty swallowing pills, even
though they typically have no trouble swallowing foods or liquids.
Designed to assist the natural swallowing reflex, the Oralflo
Pill Swallowing Cup helps people who use it to ingest pills without
gagging or choking.
The problem
of swallowing pills has been around since the beginning of time
and it affects all ages and conditions. “After seeing members
of my own family suffer for years from pill anxiety, I decided
to solve the problem. Using my engineering background and my experience
with plastics in the medical arena, I spent two and a half years
researching, developing and perfecting this cup so that others
would not have to suffer,” says Roger Heilos, inventor of
the Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup.
The unique
design of the Oralflo Pill Swallowing Cup also eliminates the
need to cut and crush pills so they can be swallowed whole, which
is required for time released and coated pills. The cup is a professional
healthcare product that is patent pending, trademarked and registered
with the FDA as a Class III medical device.
SOURCE: Oralflo Technologies
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