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From: Donald A Brown -Inventor
Date: 18 Jun 2005
Time: 18:30:39 -0400
Remote Name: 4.229.253.65
New - Lift Aid to get up, get down, get around! Enhance your life at home or in the hospital Made in the U.S.A. Proven medical product breakthrough...The Lift is named "gimme a Lift®" and has received both U.S. and Canadian Patents and FDA registration approval. Necessity was truly the mother of this invention...the inventor developed the Lift at his home after undergoing abdominal surgery and needed help getting up and about. He soon found that the Lift not only decreased the stress to his abdomen but also reduced the pain he had been feeling, which was a welcome relief. No longer having to struggle to get up, get down, and get around enhanced his rehabilitation and lifestyle, and he actually started to feel normal again sooner, rather than later. How the Lift works...The Lift uses the mechanical advantage of leverage to lift and lower ambulatory individuals (persons who are able to walk and not confined to a bed). The Lift may be used two ways, unassisted (independently by one’s self) or assisted (with the help of a caregiver, nurse, or spouse). It weighs less than two pounds, uses no batteries, wires, gears, or motors, and there is no complicated set-up involved. The Lift may help anyone who struggles to stand, sit-up, or get up from a bed, chair, couch, or commode, including post-surgery patients and individuals at home who have mobility problems, such as: athletes (who have injuries), the elderly, and the overweight. A special feature of the Lift is its "step-on" anchor pad, which serves to temporarily anchor it to the floor during use. The Lift may also be used to help transfer an individual to a walker by placing it right in front of the individual while lifting them up to a walker. Home Lift...Many people at home may use the Lift to assist with their daily mobility - the applications are endless. They can either use the Lift by themselves or with the help of a caregiver. Individuals who may need help at home include: persons with arthritis, the elderly who need additional help in getting around, persons with weight problems, persons with back problems, athletes with injuries, and many others in need. There are times when it is left up to the spouse(s) to lift and lower one another, and often times their back may be at risk for injury. Now, you may be able to reduce this risk by using the Lift. Gimme a Lift® is convenient to use, lightweight, portable, durable, and can be your constant companion every step of the way on your road to recovery. As one satisfied Lift user said, “It definitely made my life a lot easier and more comfortable. With gimme a Lift, / was able to keep my husband at home instead of taking him to a nursing home. We are very happy and thankful to have found the Lift.n Hospital & Nurses Lift...It is well known that standard procedure for post-surgery patients is to get up out of their hospital beds and start walking as soon as possible, and gimme a Lift® may help you accomplish that challenge - get up, get down, and get around. The Lift, depending on the patient and type of surgery, may able to help reduce post-surgery pain. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst pain, several patients stated that their pain level after surgery was an 8 or 9. However, when they used the Lift to help them get around, the pain was reduced to a 2 or 3. This was whether they used the Lift unassisted (by themselves) or when they used the Lift assisted (with the help of a nurse or caregiver). Gimme a Lift may also reduce suture tears and complications due to surgery. The Lift can be used with an optional assist strap to help those who have weak arm strength or who have undergone open-heart surgery, since they cannot use their arms to push or pull over 5 pounds of weight, post-surgery. Gimme a Lift is conveniently located and easy to use for the nurses by being clipped to a wall in each patient’s room. The Lift is portable, and may be used for a continuum of service from the hospital to the home, and to the workplace. As stated above, it has several applications for use, some of which include: Abdominal Surgery, Exploratory Surgery, Hernia Surgery, Open-Heart Surgery, Pulmonary Surgery, Back Surgery, C-Section, Gallbladder, Gastric Bypass, Hysterectomy, Knee surgery, Sports Injuries, and may assist Amputees. Certified Lab Tests...Gimme a Lift's® proven leverage and lifting techniques makes it possible to lift individuals up to 350 pounds with very little effort. For example, a caregiver using the Lift was able to lift a 200-pound person to a standing position by using only 25 pounds of lifting effort. This aspect of the Lift alone may reduce the number of lift-related injuries for nurses and home caregivers. Hospitals may benefit by experiencing fewer workers' compensation claims and by prolonging their nurses' careers. The Lift's durable stanchion also underwent certified lab load testing. The stanchion is uniquely reinforced throughout the center of its shaft with a specially designed "Y" cross section to increase the Lift’s load strength. These certified lab tests of lifting power and load strength demonstrate the quality and uniqueness of the Lift. We are also proud to say that the Lift’s parts are made in the USA and assembled in the USA as well. Now available... Gimme a Lift® is now available to the public and hospitals for a limited time offer of $149.95, The Lift comes with easy-to-use instructions and illustrations. To order one today for yourself or a loved one, (in Ohio) call 330-848-1956, (out of state) call 1-877-425-LIFT (5438), or go to the Web site at www.gimmealift.com. ©Copyright 2000-2005 Gimme a Lift® All Rights Reserved.