Given the state of the economy today, people are becoming increasingly aware of how and where the products they use every day are manufactured. Of course everyone is aware that there are cost efficiencies to manufacturing 'off shore.' Often products are made in huge plants that produce several items requiring the same technologies? For instance a plant that produces underwear might also produce shorts, ski pants, bathing suits and sweats. They all require sewers and sewing machines, they all fit the same part of the body and have similar cuts and modern efficiencies can see them shipped all over the world from any location that might be convenient for the plant to find optimal production facilities and employees.

HipSaver/DermaSaver has taken a different view on manufacturing. Our plant manufactures only HipSaver Hip Protectors and DermaSaver products. Furthermore, they manufacture them from start to finish in one plant just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. There's none of this cut them in one place, sew them in another and finish them someplace else. More importantly, nothing is done off shore. 

What does that mean for our customers? Easy - in a plant dedicated to nothing other than these two product lines, quality control is built into the manufacturing process from start to finish.

CANTON, MA, Dec 06, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The United States Patent Office has awarded a patent to Ed Goodwin, president of HipSaver Inc., for its line of DermaSaver(R) skin protectors. The DermaSaver products are called "tubes" and provide a loose fitting protective layer of resilient three dimensional fabric to protect the skin on the arms and legs off the frail elderly. Traditional products available on the market fit tightly and are made of flat fabric that offers no pressure or shock protection. In awarding the patent, the patent office notes that no three dimensional fabric skin protectors were available prior to the DermaSaver tubes. The issued patent can be seen at www.uspto.gov and searching for patent # 8,070,705.

Older persons have fragile skin which is often made more fragile by medications such as blood thinners and steroids. Slight friction or bumping can cause "skin tears" where the top layer of skin is torn away. Skin tears frequently occur when a care giver is assisting an elderly person in transferring from a bed to a chair. Skin tears require nursing care with ointments and bandages and, on occasion, dreaded trips to a wound care clinic. The resilient DermaSaver tubes mitigate against these assaults to the skin by absorbing the bumps and friction into the base three dimensional fabric. The wash and wear DermaSaver tubes work as both prevention and as a curative for existing wounds. Skin tears occur mainly in older people covered by Medicare so the DermaSaver tubes, costing an average of $22 each, are an economical way to prevent suffering and save tax-payer Medicare dollars.

"It's really neat to create manufacturing jobs in the USA, improve the health of older people, and save taxpayer money with this novel, but simple product," states inventor Ed Goodwin. "Doctors and nurses have rapidly adopted the DermaSaver tubes as the preferred product for their skin care plans."

To see the DermaSaver full line and wound care case studies please visit www.dermasaver.ca.

During any strike action we will not be able to accept payment via cheque or money order as there is no way for customers to get those to us. VISA and MasterCard will be the only acceptable payment methods that allows us to ship to individual customers.

Facilities will be able to continue using their existing accounts with us. We would expect that facilities would make arrangements for EFT payments or corporate credit card account payments so that they are able to keep their account balances current.