ADVISORY/IOMED's Numby Stuff to be Featured On NBC-TV Prime Time Medical Drama.--(BW HealthWire)-- NEWS MEDIA ALERT WHAT: Televisions' Top-rated, Prime Time Medical Drama to Feature Painless Needle Sticks Using Numby Stuff(R), a Quick Needle-Free Method to Numb the Skin WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 29, 1998 Check local listings for airtime WHERE: NBC-TV Parents, children and anyone who cringes at the sight of a needle will want to tune in to television's top-rated medical drama this week when Numby Stuff makes its television debut. Numby Stuff is a quick, needle-free method for numbing the skin and eliminating the pain associated with needle sticks and other local dermal dermal /der·mal/ (der´mal) pertaining to the dermis or to the skin. der·mal or der·mic adj. Of or relating to the skin or dermis. procedures. Numby Stuff, manufactured and marketed by Salt Lake City-based IOMED, Inc., (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :IOX IOX Iomed, Inc. (stock symbol) ) is a recent, real-life advancement in pain management for all patients, including kids. What makes Numby Stuff so revolutionary? - Needle-free method of delivering anesthesia directly into the skin using a mild, low-level electric current from a small, battery-powered dose control supply unit - Numbs treatment area within 10-15 minutes -- and it stays numb for up to an hour - Anesthesia penetrates skin up to a depth of 10 millimeters - Currently used in pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. pain management for local dermal procedures such as: - IV placements - Peripherally inserted central catheter A peripherally inserted central catheter- (PICC or PIC line) is a form of intravenous access that can be used for a prolonged period of time, e.g. for long chemotherapy regimens, extended antibiotic therapy or total parenteral nutrition. (PICC PICC Peripherally-inserted central catheter Critical care An IV catheter inserted in the superior vena cava for long-term infusion of bolus or continuous delivery of therapeutics or TPN–drugs, fluids, nutrients, chemotherapy. Cf Catheter. ) insertions - Lumbar punctures - Implanted port access - Fine needle or skin biopsies For more information, please contact Stephanie Miller at smiller@ppch.com or David Smith at dsmith@ppch.com or at 1-800-409-9346. |
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