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June 15, 2009 - Largo, FL - Leonard Media Group, home to New Mobility Magazine, launched the 4th edition of “Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book”, featuring BioDerm, Inc.’s Liberty External Male Continence Device. The sourcebook serves as the essential resource for making important life choices after spinal injury, multiple sclerosis, post-polio syndrome, amputation, ALS and other conditions.
The book is broken into four sections (Medical, Sports & Recreation, Equipment and Resources), with Liberty featured in the Medical section’s Bladder Management article. According to the article, urinary tract infections (UTIs) used to be the leading cause of death after paralysis and is still a leading reason people seek medical help. Liberty male external catheter is described as “an external collection device for men that keeps skin drier, avoids irritation and helps prevent infection.”
Liberty uses state-of-the-art hydrocolloid technology to form a custom fit suitable for all men, especially those with retracted and uncircumcised anatomy who cannot normally tolerate external products. Liberty’s design makes intermittent catheterization possible with Liberty in place, acting as a guide for the intermittent catheter and making Liberty one of the most cutting-edge incontinence aids available.
Most importantly, Liberty gives men who manage urinary incontinence an alternative to incontinence absorbent products (e.g. diapers) and, in some cases, indwelling catheters, which the article states is, for wheelers, “the biggest risk factor for developing bladder cancer.”
Spinal Network is a 400-page guide described as an information-packed book that explores options in health, technology, attendant services, disability rights, employment, travel, adaptive sports and recreation, relationships, sexuality and parenting. Topics are explained in clear language, including the intricacies of legal rights, government benefits and cure research. The book also covers the arts and media that affect how society views people with disabilities.
“Spinal Network: The Total Wheelchair Resource Book” is published by No Limits Communications, Inc., in conjunction with New Mobility magazine and United Spinal Association. Copies of the book can be purchased at www.newmobility.com and www.spinalnetwork.net.
BioDerm, Inc. was founded in1990 by Dennis M. Kay, M.D., a physician with extensive medical-device industry experience. BioDerm develops unique solutions for long-standing healthcare challenges that affect millions of people. The company’s products for urine control, wound care and infection control are based on an innovative hydrocolloid technology that seals securely to skin, providing protection from moisture and bacteria. BioDerm’s most recent product, the Liberty external male continence device, is the first new product for men’s urine control in 50 years. Liberty was developed to provide more freedom for men seeking a better method of bladder control and aims to make urinary output monitoring and management healthier and more comfortable. BioDerm is based in Largo, FL.
For more information, visit www.BioDerm.us or call (800) 373-7006.
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