Cath Lab Digest

Darco International, Inc.

Website: www.darcointernational.com
Contact: (800) 999-8866, jauvil@darcointernational.com
Location: Huntington, WV
Founded: 1985
Product Lines: OrthoWedge Forefoot Offloading Shoe, HeelWedge
Offloading Shoe, Wound Care Shoe System, Square Toe Medical Surgical
Shoe w/ Peg Assist Offloading Insole, Ultra Closed Toe Offloading Shoe.
Company description: Darco International is a leading manufacturer and distributor of postoperative footwear, wound care products, walkers and cast boots. The company has an extensive network of distributors around the world serving all segments of the healthcare community. Founded in 1985, Darco prides itself on providing quality, innovative footwear to assist in the healing process.
Advice for Clinicians:The company’s advice would be to contact Darco for detailed product information on how their products can assist patients in the healing process and to request free samples of products so they can evaluate them in their specific clinical setting.
  Darco is always happy to accommodate any requests doctors may have. Once the clinician has determined which Darco products they would like to use, they will provide the names of distributors in their area to help service their facility.

Joerns Healthcare

Website: www.joerns.com
Contact: (818) 427-1779, terri.greulich@joerns.com
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Founded: 1889
Product Lines: Heal/Ankle Protector. Foot Prop Splint, Foot Prop Positioner, Foot Protector
Company description: Joerns Healthcare is an emerging leader in the wound care industry. With products such as Joerns® and BioClinic® therapeutic support surfaces, the BioLogics® Auto Vector® “Dolphin” mattress and Medela® negative pressure wound therapy, Joerns Wound Management Solutions program focuses on customer-oriented, clinical wound care solutions.
Advice for Clinicians: For more information visit www.joerns.com.

DM Systems, Inc.

Website: www.dmsystems.com or www.heelift.com
Contact: (800) 254-5438, (847) 328-9540, info@dmsystems.com
Location: Evanston, IL
Founded: 1979
Product Lines: Heelift® Suspension Boot, (Standard, Petite and Bariatric) Elbowlift®, Heelift® AFO
Company description: Founded in 1979 by orthopedic surgeons, DM Systems prides itself on delivering quality, affordable solutions to healthcare providers. The Heelift Suspension Boot is used in thousands of facilities nationwide and all over the globe. The Elbowlift Suspension pad protects against friction on the elbows, and our newest product, the Heelift AFO is a new kind of ankle foot orthosis, providing support and control of the ankle while offloading the heel and protecting the legs.
Advice for Clinicians: Call, e-mail or fax DM Systems today to find out how you can test the Heelift Suspension Boot, the Elbowlift, or the brand new Heelift AFO at no cost. The company also offers clinical educational materials to help understand both the need for and the value of the Heelift family of products, and a variety of tools to help clinicians, administrators and patients prevent and treat pressure ulcers.

Lavin Lift Strap (division of Lavin Inc.)

Website: www.lavinlift.com
Contact: (888) 545-5438, inquiries@lavinlift.com
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Founded: 2000
Product Lines: Lavin Lift Straps, Lavin Lift Strap Adapters
Company description: The Lavin Lift Strap product and process allows one caregiver to safely change and clean both incontinent bedridden patients and patients with wounds. Caregivers no longer turn and lift their patients to clean and treat, thus avoiding injuries. Patients are changed more often, avoiding pressure ulcers and skin breakdown. In instances where limb suspension (offloading) is recommended or required in order to treat injuries such as pressure ulcers or diabetic ulcers, the Lavin Lift Strap provides a secure suspension allowing the caregiver to treat these without having to hold up the limb or have another caregiver assist in the process.
Advice for Clinicians: Lavin Lift Strap would advise the clinician, where limb suspension (offloading) is recommended or required, to allow the patient lift to do the lifting when suspending a limb while treating wounds such as pressure ulcers or diabetic ulcers. The Lavin Lift Strap, when used with any patient lifter will suspend the patient’s limb safely and securely. The clinician will then be able to concentrate on treatment, and not be required to perform two tasks at once, (lifting and treatment), or require another person to lift the limb during treatment.