CHILDREN'S MEDICAL VENTURES

Description

Children's Medical Ventures products comprise a suite of devices and materials to comfort, protect, and position an infant during various stages and circumstances in hospital, clinical, or medical settings. Several of these aides are the subject of registered trademarks assigned to applicant and are identified below. Children's Medical Ventur products include infant positioning aides to provide flexible yet stable support to increase comfort and psychological stability for infant patients. One product trademarked Gel-E-Donuts is a gel to support the infant's head. A gel pillow and a gel mattress each trademarked Squishon support and cradle the infant's head, body or limbs. The aide trademarked SnuggleUp provides proper positioning and physiological stability for infant patients. The product denoted Better Bendy Bumper is in the form of a C-shaped cushion which promotes containment and provides a reflex stimulus for limb extension and flexion. The Frederick T. Frog trademarked device envelopes the entire infant in a support system. Prone Plus helps support newborns in the proper prone position with a comfortable, hourglass-shaped pad. The Med Pod provides the comfort and security of a swaddle while still allowing for clinical access and procedural support from birth to six months. Similar devices include the Sleepy Pod, Gastro Pod and Trach Pod. Another aide is a Bili Pod swaddle which allows the infant to be swaddled during phototherapy treatment using light transmission through the fabric. The Wee-Sight Transilluminator uses a LED light to help accurately locate the veins for improved insertion of an IV. The BBG Nasal Aspirator provides gentle suction to remove excess mucus or other material from the nasal passage. Another aide provides critical management for jaundice problems in every stage of jaundice therapy. The WeeSpecs product constitutes protective goggles used during Phototherapy or anytime that eye protection is needed. Sweet-Ease is a sucrose solution of purified water used in various size cups to soothe the baby. The Snoedel flannel doll absorbs the parent's scent and slowly releases it, supporting the sensitive olfactory system of the infant