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HME Products

New product announcements and equipment coverage for home medical equipment providers, from mobility to respiratory.

  • Sweet Success

    The good news for America’s 17 million diabetes sufferers is that the disease is no longer an early death sentence. Careful monitoring of blood glucose — and careful attention to the early warning signs of complications — can ensure a long, healthy life for people with diabetes. The bad news for diabetes-management advocates is that nearly 6 million Americans with diabetes do not even know they have the disease, according to the American Diabetes Association. Fortunately, clinicians and the federal government are beginning to understand the benefits of early diagnosis and disease management, and this growing awareness means huge opportunities for the manufacturers and providers of diabetes-management products. “Ten or 15 years ago, doctors were much more likely to tell someone, ‘You have only a…
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  • New Products

    Editor’s Choice: The Sunrise Medical Standard Wheelchair Line Guardian Easy Care Wheelchair Family Call 888/333-2572. Web site: www.sunrisemedical.com Circle 500 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Manufacturer’s Note: “In speaking with our customers, we were often asked to provide a line of standard wheelchairs that offered industry compatibility at a competitive cost. Our new line of Guardian Easy Care wheelchairs provides our customers with an excellent alternative to many of the current standard wheelchairs on the market. Our customers now will be able to offer their clients a variety of manual mobility products unequaled in the industry. Whether our customers need a cost-competitive, industry-compatible wheelchair such as the Guardian Easy Care or a highly innovative lightweight product such as the Quickie Ti Titanium, we will…
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  • Top Products of 2002

    Each year, HomeCare publishes advertising and editorial copy about hundreds of home health care products. We also process thousands of reader requests for more information about these products. The results are in for 2002, and our readers’ choices — the top 25 products they asked to learn more about — appear in this edition of HomeCareXtra. The No. 1 item of interest in the magazine’s pages last year was AirSep’s portable oxygen concentrator, the LifeStyle, a product that also made the list for 2001. If you’re not among those who inquired about this product, here’s your chance to give it a second look. Echoing market trends, ambulatory aids, sleep products and bath safety products were of special interest to our readers. But their picks also…
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  • Looking for a Jump Start

    The 1980s were the glory years for the electromedical industry, leading manufacturers say. It was a decade when the market for electromedical products soared to its peak, and a time when the practice of chiropractics was hip and trendy, “almost a status thing,” says Kevin Doyle, purchasing manager for Amrex. “Chiropractors were traveling with rock stars,” he says. But while some electromedical manufacturers say the industry hit its prime in the 1980s, most say they are content to operate in the afterglow of that heyday. Industry leaders describe today’s market as stable, healthy and growing — albeit conservatively. “[I anticipate] considerable growth for the next five to six years straight,” says Thomas Rodenberg, national sales manager for Parker Laboratories. From Trendy to Mainstream No longer…
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  • New Products

    Editor’s Choice: The Quantum Rehab Vibe Power Chair Rear-Wheel-Drive Power Wheelchair Call 800/800-8586. Web site: www.quantumrehab.com. Circle 500 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Altimate Medical/Stander Accessories XL Accessories for Ovation Strap Stand Call 800/342-8968. Web site: www.easystand.com. Circle 499 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. TiLite/Lightweight Wheelchair Evo Call 800/545-2266. Web site: www.tilite.com. Circle 498 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Camp Healthcare/Diabetic Sock DynaSock Call 800/492-1088. Web site: www.camphealthcare.com. Circle 497 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Johnson & Johnson/Independence Technology/Manual Assist Wheelchair iGlide Call 866/202-4475. Web site: www.iglidenow.com. Circle 496 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. KCI/Wound Dressings Round Foam and Thin Foam Dressings Call 888/275-4524. Web site: www.woundvac.com. Circle 495 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Invacare/Walker Blue-Release Walker Call 800/333-6900….
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  • Scooters

    Merits/Scooter Pioneer 5 Scooter Call 800/963-7487. Web site: www.meritshealth.com. Circle 450 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Bruno/Scooter Typhoon Call 800/882-8183. Web site: www.bruno.com. Circle 448 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Leisure-Lift/Scooter PaceSaver Espree Call 800/255-0285. Web site: www.pacesaver.com. Circle 449 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Wheelcare/Scooter Caddy Call 800/448-5999. Web site: www.wheelcare-inc.com. Circle 447 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Amigo Mobility/Pediatric Scooter RT Express Jr. Call 800/821-2710. Web site: www.myamigo.com. Circle 446 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information Golden Technologies/Scooter Golden Companion Scooter Line Call 800/624-6374. Web site: www.goldentech.com. Circle 445 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. CTM Homecare Products/Scooter HS-120 Call 866/466-8168. Web site: www.chienti.com.tw. Circle 444 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. No Boundaries/Scooter Moxie Call 800/926-8637. Web site:…
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  • Going Up

    If 2002 was any indication of where the lifts and transfer devices market is headed, 2003 promises to be a banner year for the mobility niche. In fact, according to some industry experts, the market could see one of its best years in 2003, particularly in the lift chair segment. “The lift chair market is doing well,” says Cy Corgan, national sales manager, retail mobility and light rehab, for Pride Mobility Products. “And providers are doing well. We saw their businesses growing in 2002, and even briefly in 2003 we’ve seen a real uptake in the orders for lift chairs.” Some experts believe it’s not just the lift chair segment that is coming on strong. “I don’t believe there is a particular niche within the…
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  • New Products

    Sankyo Pharma/Cygnus/Blood Glucose Monitor The GlucoWatch G2 Biographer Call 866/459-2824. Web site: www.glucowatch.com Circle 499 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Altimate Medical/Bariatrics Stander The EasyStand 5000 XL Call 800/342-8968. Web site: www.alimatemedical.com Circle 497 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Mentor/Male External Catheter The Clear Advantage with Aloe and Kink-Resistant Nozzle Call 805/879-6256. Web site: www.mentorcorp.com Circle 498 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Waldmann Lighting/Task Light The Roma Call 800/634-0007. Web site: www.waldmannlighting.com Circle 492 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Quantum Rehab/Seating Cushion The Synergy Solution Call 800/800-8586. Web site: www.quantumrehab.com Circle 487 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. FLA Orthopedics/Hernia Support The SoftForm Hernia Brief Call 800/327-4110. Web site: www.flaorthopedics.com Circle 494 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Becton Dickinson/Blood Glucose…
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  • Women’s Health

    Camp Healthcare/Bra Naturalwear Bra Call 800/492-1088. Web site: www.camphealthcare.com. Circle 451 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Therafirm/Support Trouser Socks Ladies Trouser Socks Call 800/562-2701. Web site: www.therafirm.com. Circle 456 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Airway/Breast Form TriNature Light with Flex Gap Call 800/888-0458. Web site: www.airwaymast.com. Circle 454 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Salk/Women’s Incontinence Panties HealthDri Call 800/343-4497. Web site: www.healthdri.com. Circle 457 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Capital Marketing Technologies/Breast Form Nearly Me Soft Touch Lite Call 800/887-3370. Web site: www.cm-tech.com. Circle 459 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Camp Healthcare/Breast Form Harmony Call 800/492-1088. Web site: www.camphealthcare.com. Circle 452 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Ladies First/Slip, Camisole Mastectomy Slip and Support Cami Call 800/497-8285. Web site: www.wvi.com/~ladies1….
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  • Bariatrics

    Evermed/Bariatric Manual Wheelchair The CXD00 Super Ram Call 888/615-8989. Web site: www.evermed.com. Circle 434 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Essential Medical Supply/Bariatric Walker The Endurance Heavy Duty Walker Call 800/826-8423. Circle 433 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Sunrise Medical/Patient Lift The Hoyer HPL600 Heavy-Duty Power Lifter Call 888/353-2572. Web site: www.sunrisemedical.com. Circle 432 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Merits Health Products/Bariatric Power Wheechair The MP3HD Big Boy Call 800/963-7487. Web site: www.meritshealth.com. Circle 431 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. ConvaQuip/Bariatric Bed The 5500 Series Semi-Electric Bariatric Beds Call 800/637-8436; fax: 915/677-7217; Web site: www.convaquip.com. Circle 429 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Gendron/Bariatric Tilt-in-Space Power Wheelchair The Regency XLC Call 800/537-2521. Web site: www.gendroninc.com. Circle 430 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company…
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  • Respiratory

    ResMed/Mask The Mirage Vista Call 800/424-0737. Web site: www.resmed.com Circle 441 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Chad Therapeutics/Oxygen Conserver The Cypress OxyPneumatic Conserver Call 800/423-8870. Web site: www.chadtherapeutics.com Circle 447 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Sunrise Medical/Oxygen Conserving Device The DeVilbiss PD4000 Call 888/333-2722. Web site: www.sunrisemedical.com Circle 437 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Merits Health Products/Oxygen Concentrator The Pioneer Q-150 Call 800/963-7487. Web site: www.meritshealth.com Circle 438 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Salter Labs/Cannula and Humidifier The 1600HF Cannula and 7900 High Flow Humidifier Call 800/235-4203. Web site: www.salterlabs.com Circle 449 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Viasys Healthcare/Ventilator The Tbird Legacy Call 800/231-2466. Web site: www.viasyshealthcare.com Circle 445 or visit www.homecaremag.com for company information. Hans Rudolph/Full-face Mask The 7600…
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  • Powering Back

    It may be the New Year, but 2003 is shaping up to be the same old story for the power wheelchair market, with some new twists. The market for power wheelchairs
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