Buzzy® offers a breakthrough in dental pain relief
New technology incorporated into a cute device provides fast pain relief without drugs.
ATLANTA, GA, March 19, 2010 – Does needle phobia keep your patients away? After six years of development and testing, MMJ Labs presents an alternative solution to needle pain. Buzzy is a reusable hand held device that numbs the skin on contact. The big breakthrough – Buzzy transmits pain relief through bone, so even palate injections are no biggie!
After a decade of pediatric emergency practice and national lecturing on pain prevention, Dr. Amy Baxter decided doctors did not care enough about pain. Needle phobia affects 15% of adults, resulting in healthcare avoidance, a critically low supply of blood donors, and decreased compliance with dental visits. She was determined to find a solution to give patients more control. “Until now, patients counted on the dentist for pain relief,” explains Baxter. “Now a family can bring Buzzy for pain control, and dentists have a quick help for numbing injections.”
Vibrating the skin has long been used for dental injections as a way to decrease injection pain. Using vibration, cold and distraction, Buzzy blocks pain nerves without drugs or medical waste. Because it is affordably priced at $34.95, is easy to use and does not require a prescription, it can reduce anyone’s suffering and anxiety from needle procedures. Buzzy is adorable, fits in a purse or pocket, and is a fun friendly character children want to play with. Buzzy also comes in plain executive black for teen and adults, with optional BuzzDudes characters or feature stickers for personalizing.
A study evaluating pain with inserting IV lines at a children’s hospital emergency department found that Buzzy significantly reduced IV blood draw pain in children ages 4 and up; currently Buzzy is being used for insulin, finger stick, fertility shots, methotrexate and growth hormone injections, even splinter removal… the minor pain of any quick, sharp poke can be helped. As the vibration transmits better through solid than soft tissues, pressing Buzzy to the maxillary facial bone can make even palate injections more tolerable.
Optional Bee-Stractor™ distraction cards help to pull attention away from procedures with whimsical artwork and scientifically crafted distraction questions. These work for all ages; even adults can use a little distraction sometimes!
Buzzy facts:
• Buzzy is reusable and shipped in a recycled post-consumer cardboard. This relieves the impact from unnecessary medical waste.
• Our company consists of a team of moms who are dedicated to implementing green solutions.
• One dollar from each Buzzy is donated to ChildLife.org, an organization dedicated to decreasing pain.
• Buzzy can be cleaned between patients with a sani-wipe.
Ordering Details:
Available: Immediately
Delivery: 2-3 days
Price: $34.95
How to buy: Order directly from www.buzzy4shots.com or visit us in booth 2752 at the Hinman Conference in Atlanta.