the XCollar and NeXsplint: “a milestone in the evolution of cervical spine care.”
Smith, Mike (2009, January). EMS Expo Top Innovation Awards. EMS Magazine, 38(1), 70
XCOLLAR INTRODUCES THE INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (HRS):
ADJUSTABLE – The Only Occipital Support that can adjust for 4 different heights: from 1/2 to 2 inches.
AFFORDABLE – Two devices for the price of one.
MORE COMPACT – All components come in the same bag with the XCollar or NeXsplint.
BETTER VALUE – Offers greater Patient treatment than other cervical immobilization systems for the same price.
A new study comparing cervical immobilization devices conducted by the Emergency Responder Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh was published in the April issue of Pre-hospital Emergency Care.
Please click on the “UPITT Study Overview” tab to access our overview of the study. For the complimentary copies of the full study please e-mail or call us and we will ship it to you along with free training materials.
NEXSPLINT NAMED “TOP PICK”
Inventor Martin Rizo Patron accepted the award in Ft. Worth at the Texas EMS Conference November 23-26, 2008. NeXsplint was one of 20 recipients of the 2008 Vegas EMS Expo Top Picks award. Look for us in the January 2009 issue of EMS Magazine.
XCOLLAR APPROVED FOR USE IN THE STATE OF MAINE
Now approved for statewide use, the XCollar offers EMS professionals an innovative new tool for pre-hospital care. This November, the XCollar team traveled to beautiful Rockport Maine for the 2008 EMS Seminar to meet and train first responders excited to learn about the capabilities of XCollar, The Cervical Splint.
XCOLLAR NAMED “HOT PRODUCT”
JEMS magazine featured XCollar, The Cervical Splint, as a "standout choice," from exhibitors at EMS Today, Baltimore 2008.
We were informed by Dr. Tamakawa that our technology is featured in the medical textbook in Japan (to be released in November 2009). You may follow this link to see the original website of the Japanese publisher.
