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MALVERN, Pa. – October 20, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

Toetal Solutions, Inc., a foot and ankle medical device company, announced it had closed $1,800,000 in additional financing from Runway Healthcare, LP, with participation from Runway Healthcare investors. Toetal Solutions plans to use the proceeds to finalize product development and obtain regulatory clearance for its flagship product, the Ziptoe™ Hammertoe System.

The Ziptoe Hammertoe System enables foot and ankle surgeons to address rigid hammertoe deformities with a simple, easy-to-use implant. “The system has been thoughtfully designed with surgeon input to address the common pitfalls of the devices available to surgeons today. The Ziptoe implant is easy to use and provides an incredibly stable fusion from the moment it is deployed. Additionally, it enables surgeons to address the MTPJ if necessary, addressing the Toetal Pathology with a Toetal Solution,” stated Nick Romansky, DPM. The Ziptoe system includes a proprietary deployable nitinol implant that comes sterile packed with all necessary disposable instrumentation to perform the procedure in any surgical setting efficiently and effectively. 

“This financing should enable our team to finalize the development of the Ziptoe Hammertoe System and achieve FDA approval, fundamentally changing how surgeons address forefoot deformities. We aim to improve patient outcomes while making the surgeons’ lives easier,” said Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer William Rhoda. 

Toetal Solutions is Runway Healthcare’s second portfolio company. The medical device accelerator combines capital and direct management to bring commercially ready opportunities to the medical device industry following regulatory approval. Runway Healthcare will seek to transition Toetal Solutions’ ownership to a larger multi-national healthcare company for commercialization.

About Toetal Solutions, Inc.:

Toetal Solutions was founded in 2021 to create easy-to-use and clinically effective solutions for foot and ankle deformities. The Ziptoe™ Hammertoe System features a sterile packed procedure kit and implant to address ridged hammertoe deformity. 

About Runway Healthcare, LP:

Runway Healthcare is an early-stage MedTech Accelerator focused on early-stage technology in the Orthopedic, Cardiovascular, and Neurology sectors. Runway finances and manages the product development process of its portfolio companies. Upon navigating a portfolio company through the regulatory process, Runway Healthcare will seek to transition its portfolio companies’ ownership to larger multi-national healthcare companies for commercialization.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” concerning the development of Toetal Solutions products, the potential benefits and attributes of those products, and the company’s expectations regarding its prospects. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, assumptions, and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to differ materially from such statements. These statements are made as of the date of this press release. Actual results may vary. Toetal Solutions undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

Inquiries: Info@RunwayHC.com

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Jeff O’Donnell, Jr

President and CEO

info@runwayhc.com

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Toetal Solutions Secures $1,800,000 in New Financing to Pursue Product Development and Regulatory Approval

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Healthcare providers turning to USME, leading provider of rented medical equipment and patient beds and therapeutic surfaces, to prepare for patient surges

CDC: Flu Cases Increasing Early
CDC’s FluView report shows early increases in the proportion of respiratory specimens testing positive for flu

HOUSTON – October 20, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

With the CDC reporting flu cases starting to climb, healthcare providers across the U.S. are preparing for an early wave of influenza this winter. In addition to urging everyone eligible to get immunized against COVID-19 and the flu, hospitals are renting medical equipment from US Med-Equip (USME) to help treat any influx of patients expected this flu season. 

The cases of respiratory illnesses caused by the flu typically start to climb exponentially in November, spike through the holiday months and peak through the end of February. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week reported “early increases in seasonal influenza activity … in most of the United States.”

Amid prolonged strain on clinical staff and budgets since COVID struck, hospitals are turning to trusted partner USME—the nation’s leading provider of rented respiratory, neonatal, infusion and other devices—to bolster their supplies of life-saving equipment before the annual flu epidemic strikes. The Houston-based company partners with top hospitals across the nation in the rental, sales, service and asset management of movable medical equipment ranging from ventilators to patient beds and therapeutic surfaces that a hospital may need based on the number of patients expected or admitted at the time. 

“We’re all hoping for a mild season with low case numbers and as few hospitalizations as possible, but healthcare providers are not waiting for flu cases to spike before securing and servicing equipment to be ready to help any surge of patients,” US Med-Equip CEO Greg Salario said. 

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Matthew Stanford

Communications Specialist

news@usme.com

713-983-8860

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Walter Werzowa at Happy Mama Expo
Headlining Reach’s Happy Mama Expo will be Walter Werzowa, award-winning Austrian composer and CEO of HealthTunes, on Saturday, Oct. 22

SAN DIEGO – October 19, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

The Happy Mama Expo is focused on Reach Healthcare’s comprehensive Happy Mama platform and app designed to improve the delivery and wellness of maternal health, from end to end. This platform was designed for and with pregnant women. It provides physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and economic support for those planning, expecting, and starting new families. Happy Mama guides and enables women to customize their experiences ranging from pre-conception, pregnancy, labor, and delivery to 12 months postpartum. In recognition of its leading-edge innovations, Happy Mama was the winner of a 2022 International CES Innovations Award.

Registration for the virtual Happy Mama Expo is open and admission is free. Get your ticket today. More info at http://happymama.global

Headlining Reach’s Happy Mama Expo will be Walter Werzowa, award-winning Austrian composer and CEO of HealthTunes, on Saturday, Oct. 22. “Music brings us together. It touches and moves us and creates a bond between you and your baby,” describes Werzowa. At the Happy Mama Expo, Werzowa will demonstrate the art of music and guided meditations on the mother’s well-being and health.

Werzowa is famous for corporate jingles, including mnemonics for Intel (the most performed audio branding mnemonic and melody in broadcast history), Samsung, T-Mobile, Humana, UC Health, Pantene, TBS, Fox Sports, and many more. Werzowa is also acclaimed for his artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled completion of Beethoven’s unfinished Tenth Symphony. 

Additional announcements about collaborations between Happy Mama and HealthTunes will be made on Oct. 22.

MATERNAL CHALLENGES

U.S. maternal morbidity and mortality rates have worsened over the last few decades and too many women suffer PTSD related to traumatic birth incidents. 

Reach’s Happy Mama innovative platform was designed for and with pregnant women to improve the delivery of maternal health, from end-to-end. While today’s pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum care are focused primarily on the physical aspects, it often neglects the woman’s emotional and psychological needs during the pregnancy journey. 

Clinical studies indicate that music and sound offer positive physiological benefits as a digital therapeutic modality during childbirth and the postpartum journey. It has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety, enhance a woman’s self-confidence and sense of control, as well as improve her postpartum well-being.

In 2021, The Journal of Music Theory featured an article entitled The Effects of Music on Pain: A Meta-Analysis. This is one of several studies illustrating the positive benefits of sound and music on maternal-infant health. This report cited decreased pain, emotional distress, heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate as well as decreased use of anesthesia and pain medication. Other studies indicate reduced premature births, cesareans, and postpartum depression. 

“There is a growing opportunity for healthcare providers to create better labor and delivery experiences, and for pregnant women to feel safe and have a true sense of control during childbirth,” points out Fran Ayalasomayajula, Reach’s CEO. The Happy Mama mission aligns with the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s “Birthing-Friendly” hospital designation.

Happy Mama offers a seamless end-to-end journey, starting with its consumer therapy app for home use; Happy Mama’s maternal health program for hospitals and birth centers for labor and delivery; and then returning home for the postnatal/postpartum journey.

OTHER COLLABORATIONS

The HealthTunes collaboration joins others within the Reach and Happy Mama orbit. At its 2021 Happy Mama launch, Reach announced its partnership with Harman International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. that is focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer, and enterprise markets. Happy Mama works with Harman’s Digital Transformation Solutions (DTS) and Harman Audio which includes Harman Kardon, JBL, AKG, and many others.

MORE ABOUT THE HAPPY MAMA EXPO

The Happy Mama Expo is Saturday, Oct. 22, from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. EDT. 

It’s the biggest virtual maternity fair of 2022. It is a free, general public event. The purpose of the event is for expecting and new moms and their care teams to find solutions to their needs along the journey to motherhood and to help prevent avoidable pregnancy-related complications. The program is holistic and touches on a variety of topics, including maternal mental health and well-being, heart health, nutrition, and career management. This event also offers live entertainment, trivia, digital swag bags, cool prizes, and more.

Happy Mama Links:

Happy Mama Expo Tickets: https://happymama.global/expo2022

Happy Mama Website: https://happymama.global

Happy Mama Disaster Relief Program: https://happymama.global/disaster-relief-program

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EXPERIENCE HAPPY MAMA LIVE AT THESE AND MANY MORE EVENTS:

Oct. 28-30, 2022       DONA International Summit 2022, Online

Nov. 13-16, 2022      HLTH 2022, Las Vegas, NV

Jan. 4-7, 2023        HARMAN Explore 2023, Las Vegas

Jan. 5-8, 2023           CES 2023, Las Vegas, NV

Feb. 6-11, 2023         Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

March 26-29, 2023       ViVE 2023, Nashville, TN

April 17-21, 2023       HIMSS23, Chicago, IL

May 5-10, 2023           American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL 

See the full calendar of events: https://happymama.global/live

ABOUT REACH

REACH is a 501c3 global innovative social impact organization whose mission is to improve and transform healthcare delivery and outcomes for providers and patients, as well as to offer cost-effective solutions for payers. 

Maternal mortality and morbidity prevention is a top priority area for the organization. Reach is the founder of the National Save Moms Campaign (http://savemoms.us), Save Moms Global (http://savemoms.global), Maternal Application of Technology for Community Health (MATCH) Coalition (http://matchcoalition.us), and Happy Mama (http://happymama.global)

Reach, established in 2016,  is focused on pragmatically improving large-scale and sustainable health programs for enhanced healthcare equity, access, and delivery based on its four pillars: (1) Research to identify where change is needed that could result in actionable outcomes; (2) Education; (3) Thought Leadership and (4) Innovative Immersive Special Interest Therapeutic Platforms, including Happy Mama, focused on maternal health for mothers as well as clinicians; Workforce Wellness to tackle clinician burnout; and IB Healthy Wellness and Remote Care digital therapeutics for rehab, chronic disease management, healthy aging, and more.

Reach welcomes new partnerships, sponsorships, and grassroots affiliates as it works to drive massive impact for better and more equitable health care outcomes.

Contact Information:

Matt Walker

Community Outreach Lead

info@reachtl.org

619-800-6443

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The Power of Immersive Sound Therapy for the Childbirth Journey Comes to the Happy Mama Expo

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Noteefy empowers golfers to play more and worry less about finding and booking tee times. By sending personalized tee time availability alerts at local courses, completing bookings on golfer’s behalf as a concierge service, and connecting likeminded local players in a ‘Virtual Country Club’, Noteefy brings the technology innovation golfers and courses have been waiting for.

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LOS ANGELES – October 19, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

Today, Noteefy launches across Southern California with a faster, easier way for golfers to find and book tee times and meet great people to play with in their area. On their site, Noteefy.app, golfers set their playing preferences, then get personalized tee time availability alerts for free at the courses they love. Noteefy also provides golfers access to the ‘Virtual Country Club,’ an online forum to socialize with golfers in their geographic area and a ‘tee time booking concierge’ service at courses Noteefy is strategically partnered with.

See here a two-minute demo video of how Noteefy works. 

Brian Reed, General Manager of Simi Hills Golf Course, took the lead in partnering with Noteefy and providing his golfers with awareness of the product: “We receive what seems like 500 calls a week asking about our tee time availability. Now I can just refer our golfers to Noteefy and take that burden off the SHGC staff, while providing the golfers with an improved booking experience. We have also set up our community page and are excited about the benefits.”

Noteefy enters the market to solve the tee time booking challenges golfers have experienced amid a boom in golf playing activity and interest over the last two years.

While millions of new players picked up the game since COVID, (3.2 million new golfers began playing in 2021 – the highest levels of beginners on record, according to the NGF), a 2022 Noteefy survey of hundreds of golfers found that 80% expressed “difficulty” finding and booking their desired tee time and rated the process as “poor.”

“I’m forced into waking up at 6 a.m., weeks in advance and calling and refreshing my favorite course homepage over and over again in hopes of getting a tee time. It’s a painful and archaic process,” said Justin Supowitz, an active L.A.-based golfer and early Noteefy user.

Not even the game’s biggest executives were immune from tee time booking pain: Callaway Golf CEO: We can’t even get tee times, golf courses are so busy.

As golf fanatics with backgrounds in VC-backed startups and emerging technology, Jake Gordon, Noteefy Co-founder and CEO, and Dathan Wong, Co-founder and CTO, knew there was an opportunity to improve this process.

After interviewing hundreds of golfers and course operators, Jake and Dathan realized golf booking demand did outpace tee time supply, but the key problem for golfers was actually that tee time inventory was siloed across individual course sites and not easily accessible. Golfers lacked a way to get accurate real-time visibility and awareness into all available times at the courses they love. No aggregator had this information.

“We discovered that if we could directly connect the golfer and their playing preferences with the supply of tee times directly on their desired course site (like Google Flights, Resy or Expedia) – everyone would win. The golfer gets the time they want, and the course keeps 100% of the booking revenue, while golfers get an improved tool,” says Jake Gordon.

Noteefy plans to continue expanding partnerships with courses and operators (at zero cost) and is actively in conversations with many of the largest course operators to deploy Noteefy portfolio wide.

Contact Information:

Dathan Wong

CTO

dathan@noteefy.app

Jake Gordon

CEO

jake@noteefy.app

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Techwave

HOUSTON – October 19, 2022 – (Newswire.com)

Techwave, a leading global IT and engineering solutions provider, shares its latest fundraising initiative, the “STEPtember, Health & Fitness Challenge.” The campaign is being launched in collaboration with the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation to raise awareness and funds for families affected by cerebral palsy. The funds raised by the STEPtember challenge will be used by the best CPARF researchers to prevent, treat, and cure cerebral palsy.

Cerebral palsy is a physical disability caused by damage to the developing brain during pregnancy, birth, or shortly after birth, which affects a person’s posture and movement throughout their life. Techwave’s “STEPtember” challenge is the key initiative to raise awareness about cerebral palsy among employees and entice them to lead a healthy lifestyle. Signing up for STEPtember and committing to 10,000 steps per day is the initial step. Tracking the steps with a digital pedometer or an app would follow. A total of 10,000 steps were taken every day during the “STEPtember” challenge by the employees for 28 consecutive days. By participating in this, we raised more than $2,000 and took more than 10 million steps for the CPARF cause.

“STEPtember is a virtual fundraising initiative to encourage fitness and healthy living among employees. The opportunity to fundraise for the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation is inspiring to us, and we are proud to be able to make a real difference in the lives of families living with cerebral palsy. This initiative will be rolled out all year long, globally, and we hope it will lead society to better understand cerebral palsy and those affected by it so that we can make a lasting difference for people with the condition,” said Mr. Raj Gummadapu, CEO, Techwave.

About Techwave: 
Techwave is a leading global Information Technology and Engineering services and solutions company revolutionizing digital transformations. They believe in enabling clients to maximize their potential and achieve a greater market with a wide array of technology services, including, but not limited to, Enterprise Resource Planning, Application Development, Analytics, Digital, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Founded in 2004, and headquartered in Houston, TX, USA, Techwave has a team of experts, leveraging Digital Transformation, Enterprise Application, and Engineering Services expertise, in 11 countries.

Visit us at https://techwave.net/.

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