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"One of the most unique ergonomic products I've ever seen"
- Chris Adams, Ergonomist - ergonomics.about.com
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"We have used the Zakys for the last 6 months, our moms and dads love them. They settle the babies, especially those withdrawing from drug abuse."
Wendy Nye
Nursery Nurse, Birmingham Women's Hospital
Birmingham, England
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"A wonderful resource for NICU babies to use and NICU parents to be able -to give their babies a hand-."
Kirsti A. Dyer MD, MS, FT
Former Pool Physician, Adult Primary Care Clinic, Former NICU Parent
Walnut Creek, California, USA
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"The Zakys are wonderful devices to use in car seats. They help to properly position infants and support them while in the car seat. They are safe to use because they do not impede with the car seat's ability to protect the infant during a crash. There are many products on the market that advertise that they properly position infants in the car seat, but the problem with these products is they are usually attached to the car seat in some way. This can be dangerous because that product could interfere with the car seat's ability to protect the child during a crash. That item was not crash tested with the car seat, so there is no way of knowing if it will impede the function of the car seat. The Zakys are safe to use in car seats because they help to get the infant in the correct position so the car seat's harness straps are able to secure the infant in the seat in the best way possible. However, since they are not attached to the car seat, in the event of a crash, the Zakys would not impede the car seat's protective function because they would become separated from the seat. By placing a Zaky on either side of the infant, they help to get the infant in the safest position before a crash would occur."
Meghan Bertani, M.A., CCLS, CPST
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Child Life Specialist & Certified Passenger Safety Technician Houston, TX
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"The way to diminish the stress, the anxiety, and the restlessness of babies is preferably by positioning them so that they are comfortable and feel secure. Babies seem to enjoy very much the fact that we are providing boundaries for them, they are able to keep an adequate position, and the Zaky is a very soft touch."
– Dr. Fernando Moya
Richard Mithoff Professor of Pediatrics
Director of Neonatology Services at New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina and Coastal Area Health Education Center
1997- 2005 director of University of Texas-Houston’s Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Director of the NICU at the Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital in Houston
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"I am a NICU nurse and love your Zakys. I haven't seen one for a while until last week, and glad to see they are still used, and I love the new baby colors. Thank you for championing these efforts with parents and developmental care. What an impact you have had on our preemies!!!"
Judi, NICU Nurse, USA |
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"[The Zakys] are awesome. The parents love them. We use The Zaky on our large surgical patients. The Zaky offers security for them...like a "Buppy". What I like most about the Zaky is that it is a hand and it can be washed. The arm of the Zaky is used as a boundary with the hand cradling the head. The babies that benefit the most from the Zaky are all especially those requiring some boundary or nesting. The main difference between the Zaky and other items I use to comfort the babies is the length, much softer, is like a Mom's hand providing touch. The Zaky help me in my job as it helps to provide boundaries and comfort irritable babies. The families especially like it. They feel we and they are offering something special for their baby. It offers much support and help"
- Trish Carr
NICU Manager, Driscoll Children's Hospital
Corpus Christin, Texas, USA |
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"The Zaky has been instrumental in comforting both the term and preterm baby when a human hand cannot remain with him/her. Placing the ‘hand’ so that it caresses the head or lower extremities provides boundaries such that the baby remains in a quiet behavioral state for longer periods, thus saving precious energy and facilitating growth. By having the parent place the device, they feel like they have left a part of them that will soothe their baby when they can’t be there."
- M. Terese Verklan, Ph.D., CCNS, RNC
Director, Clinical Research, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System.
Associate Professor, Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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"What an in genuine creation! The nursing staff and child life specialists are so ecstatic about its multipurpose use. The Zakys are certainly most appropriate for our patients’ use."
- Rita Goodrich
Director, General Services
Shriners Hospital for Children
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"For two years I have been using the Zaky as a positioning and comfort device and it acts as a positioning device by simulating the softness and gentle pressure of mom’s touch. The hand is ideal for cradling the infant’s small head while the forearm is useful as a positioning aid against the baby’s back or as a snuggle device inside the baby’s nest. The Zaky has proven beneficial to both patient and nurse as it calms and comforts the infant."
- Anderson Mann, RNC
NICU Level 3 Nurse |
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"You can see it in the monitors how it helps; it brings [the babies's] heart rate down. It helps them feel more sedate."
- Karen Martin, RN
Developmental Coordinator, NICU
Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
Houston Texas, USA |
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"The Zaky compliments the purpose of the Kangaroo Care by improving the well being of the child and fomenting the involvement of the parents in his/her care."
- Clemencia Mayorga, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Outpatient Programs including Mother Kangaroo
Militar University Nueva Granada,
University Hospital "San Rafael", Bogota Colombia |
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"The Zaky meets all infection control requirements for being a safe, therapeutic aid. The Zaky is washable unlike the multitude of stuffed animals brought in by parents and used by the staff as positioning or comforting aids, for supporting tubes and other patient care equipment."
- Kathy Ware, RN, CIC
Infection Control Nurse for Level 2 and 3
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas |
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"What I like most about the Zaky is the flexibility and my favorite use/position of the Zaky is for full back and head support. The main difference between the Zaky and other items I use to comfort the babies is the use of the hand to help support tubing; length of the Zaky. Parent's like it overall. Full term and ill infants could benefit from using the Zaky."
- Brenda Walker
CNS/NIDCAP, Iowa Health-Des Moines
Des Moines, IA, USA |
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"What I like most about the Zaky is the ease of positioning. My favorite use/position of the Zaky is around the baby’s back for "nesting", it stays in place when placed this way. The main difference between the Zaky and other items I use to comfort the babies is that it is Soft and pliable. Good weight Need no other equipment. The Zaky is simple to use both by staff and parents. It gives babies boundaries providing security. The Zaky is something very personal parents can give their infant when there is very little else they can do. Other than preemies, babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome could benefit from using the Zaky."
Lorri Bottell
Senior Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Singleton Hospital
Swansea, Wales United Kingdom |
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"There’s now a big emphasis placed on putting a baby in a natural position, not on the back or belly. The Zaky is both a positioning device and a comforting device. It also enables the baby to stretch and develop its muscles."
- Dr. Brenda Morris,
Neonatologist
Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School
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"We had the parents hold the Zaky to absorb their scent. We then cuddled Carmelo with the Zaky. He stayed snug and comforted. With the Zaky the families get the experience of being involved in their child's care, especially in an environment where their control is taken away from them. What I like most about the Zaky is the flexibility of positioning and my favorite use is behind the back with the "hand" on the head. The babies that benefit the most from the Zaky are the preemies. The other positioning items we use are not as heavy. Good positioning is vital in the NICU-this item provides great support! It helps the babies Very much!"
- Elysa Miller, RNC
Jackson Hospital, Montgomery, AL, USA |
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"We are very impressed with the Zakys."
- Linda Lloyd-Jones
Sister, NICU Burnley East Lancs NHS Trust
Burnley, United Kingdom |
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"My colleague, a PT /Developmental specialist and I felt that the Zaky was the best new developmentally supportive innovation we saw at the NANN conference [2006, Nashville, USA] exhibits. Thank you for bringing the product for all of us to see."
- Dianne Kutz, MS,RNC/CNP
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Valley, SD, USA |
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"The Zaky is able to simulate therapeutic hold. That is what I like most about it."
- Derenda Hodge
Nurse Educator, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Nashville, TN, USA |
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"I absolutely love it. What a wonderful invention. Our parents were so excited to actually have something to do to help comfort their babies. It is wonderful as a positioning aid and the fact that it is scented by the mother is comforting to both the baby & the mother. Thank you for all your time & effort in making this a go."
- Tara M. Daly BSN, RN, NICU Nurse
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, IL USA |
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"Thank you for sharing your story. It really touched home as I am in the field of ergonomics and have a son who was born 5 weeks premature (he is now almost 3). Of course, Griffin was never in as desperate a situation as your son, but the feelings and emotions of seeing him strapped to machines and leaving him there in the NICU I will never forget. As a Mom and ergonomist, I can't help but look at children's products and think about how to improve them. What you have actually accomplished is wonderful. Congratulations."
Tammy S., Ergonomist |
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"Great product. Great for positioning/developmental care. Parents love it!!"
Mary Orosa, Nurse,
Chicago, IL USA |
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"The design quality of the Zaky® was nothing but the very best. Well crafted in its design, materials used, and solid seams, it showed it will hold up to long term extensive use with little or no wear occurring. Very strong detail was committed to the design of this product to ensure nothing but satisfaction from a consumer.
It was put through multiple washing and drying to see if any weakness developed in the seams and the material itself. When placed in a paint mixing machine for 8 hours straight, no sign of any wear and tear despite all of the vibration and gravity forces from being moved back and forth at excessive speed. The Zaky® showed that it was built to last."
James G.W. Fisher - Product Evaluation Specialist |
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"Dear Dr. Jackson - I am a graduate of Clemson University (MS BioE, '85) & recently saw your profile. What a great idea! I used to manufacture swaddlers for NICUs - to help transition out of isolettes, aid in thermoreg., etc., so I have a particular interest in this arena. Just wanted to say what a great, practical solution you've designed! Keep up the good work :)"
Rebecca R., Bozeman,
NICU Product Designer, Montanar USA
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