FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SAN DIEGO, CALIF – May 14, 2012 — On March 20, 2012, Med System’s Inc., one of the nation’s oldest family owned company providing respiratory care solutions, was awarded a trademark for its Self-Administrator®, a strap for holding the Electro Flo® 5000 Airway Clearance Device that permits a user to direct the percussive device precisely where needed on their back.
The Self-Administrator® represents a huge break-through in the lives of adults with cystic fibrosis because it allows them to have an independent lifestyle. Previously, the adult diagnosed with cystic fibrosis relied on someone else to provide pressure on his or her back using an airway clearance device, a percussor, or applying hand physiotherapy. With the Self-Administrator®, the patient can direct the pressure themselves, exactly where needed.
Most people with cystic fibrosis learn of their disease early in life and live with its progressive effects their entire lifetime. As recently as 30 years ago, the life expectancy of someone with cystic fibrosis was just seven. Today, with advances in both understanding the disease and its treatments, half of all people with cystic fibrosis are adults. Finding therapies that are consistent with their needs as an adult is critical to assuring daily compliance.
The user places the head of the Electro Flo® 5000 Airway Clearance Device in the sleeve of the Self-Administrator® strap and secures the strap against the back by holding with both hands. Think of it as similar in motion to using a towel to dry your back after a shower. Since the Electro Flo® 5000 Airway Clearance Device provides the greatest amount of power and frequency of any product available, it is sought after by adults wanting strong, firm and immediate relief.
Not only is the Self-Administrator® easy to use, but it is also compact, lightweight, and highly portable. For the active person who takes their Electro Flo® with them to work, when travelling, or for any other occasion that gets them out of the house, this is an important consideration. The Self-Administrator® helps free the congestion usually associated with this devastating disease.
Med Systems, Inc. products have been a mainstay in hospitals, medical centers and with thousands of individuals engaged in home care since 1976. They can be reached at (858) 483-9827 or (800) 345-9061 and online at medsystems.com.
Opens the Door for Greater Independence Among Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
Contact: Rebecca Morales
Tel. (858) 456-1000
Email: rebeccamorales@earthlink.net