• Founded in 1997 and incorporated in 1999, Comfort Care Technologies, INC. (CCT) is located in Warren, Pennsylvania where President and Inventor Barbara N. Ekey resides.

• With patent approval in November 1999, CCT started marketing its DRAIN DUO, A Support System for Post-Surgical Drains. Main concentrations involve exhibiting at medical conventions with follow-up sales to hospitals/medical/military centers, national advertising and radio/television promotions. The patents cover DD adaptations for 10 different types of surgical drains. CCT is in the process of developing and testing several new medical products.

• The corporation employs 14 work-for-hire individuals and uses U.S. manufacturers.
  

MANAGEMENT

• Founder Barbara Ekey, MA/PAd, has a broad experience base that includes work as an educator, businesswoman, photojournalist, author and motivational speaker. She is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), National Consortium for Breast Centers (NCBC), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and League of Women Voters.

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

• Market growth for innovative medical products in the new millennium will be phenomenal. With the increased use of post-surgical drains for problems such as breast and prostate cancer, transplants and plastic surgery, the demand will increase greatly - especially with our aging population and the practice of shorter hospital stays and sending patients home with dangling and/or taped drains. Also, within the last 10 years, more and more patients have shown a sensitivity to latex.

• What the DRAIN DUO University of Pittsburgh Medical Center protocol study showed is that the invention replaces the safety pin. The research demonstrated a significant need for the invention and received exceptionally positive responses from surgeons, nurses and patients.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• Develop, patent and test new innovative products

• Increase sales, manufacturing and advertising of the DRAIN DUO and other CCT medical products.

• Exhibit, license and distributeat medical/ surgical/cancer conventions

• Extend educational arm of CCT

• Donate a percentage of CCT profits to breast cancer research

• Advance the quality and care of post-surgical drains, receptacles and surgical devices

• Identify patient surgical needs, invent products to solve problems and obtain patents

• Create a greater awareness of patient needs

· The resulting DRAIN DUO Support Systems will not only offer greater comfort and mobility for patients, but also help solve hospital post-surgical drain problems
· CCT expects to have 25 employees and sales of approximately $100,000 per month
· Licensing agreements and world-wide distribution
· Dynamic educational programming

· DRAIN DUO development - a support system for the calm, comfort and care of post-surgical receptacles
· Education to create a better understanding of the need for a drain support system and to give a patient advocate point of view
· Research as the basis of improved patient comfort & care
· Marketing and Sales to enhance the use of DRAIN DUO and future CCT products
· Credibility and Integrity to offer top-quality products, service and price
· Diversity of ideas to expand the range of CCT products and inventions