CREATIVE FOAM MEDICAL SYSTEMS BREMEN-BASED COMPANY PROVIDES A RANGE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS
Writer / Angela Cornell Photographer / Jubilee Edgell
Because of its versatility, foam can be used in any number of applications, from insulating fuel tanks in space shuttles to making a good night’s sleep possible, and from padding carpet to putting out fires. It’s also used in many types of medical equipment, which is where Brian Watkins and his team at Creative Foam Medical Systems in Bremen focus their attention. Most of the products that they make are for diagnostic imaging machines. “We really focus on patient comfort and patient positioning,” Watkins explains. “When you go into a hospital, it’s scary. When you’re going into an MRI, a lot of people are claustrophobic and they don’t like the loud noises. If you’re not comfortable, it just makes it worse.” For a proper MRI diagnosis in particular, the patient’s motionlessness is vital, something that is often difficult to obtain because of the discomfort that the patient experiences while in the machine. When that is relieved, medical personnel can analyze the problem more accurately.
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