Dignity Medical Solutions, Quest Specialty Products ally to manufacture novel medical product

Dignity Medical Solutions, Inc. (DMS), a group of doctors, scientists and engineers focused on developing technologies that improve the health and dignity of patients worldwide, has partnered with Quest Specialty Products, Inc. to manufacture the TIMO Solution (TIMO), a safer, healthier, and more cost-effective method to manage urinary incontinence.  The two companies recently signed an agreement that will provide DMS with the manufacturing, service and support infrastructure needed to market TIMO along with shipping, receiving and inventory management services.  The first product release is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2017.

TIMO is a unique, state-of-the-art appliance that provides an alternative to urinary catheters, holds the promise of improving care for many of incontinence sufferers while also significantly decreasing costs.  With its hybrid design, TIMO provides all the benefits and convenience of a catheter without the associated complications, while also restoring patient dignity, and dramatically reducing costs associated with alternative methods of urinary catheterization and control. Urinary incontinence (UI) affects over 20% of US men over 65.

The device is a plastic handheld urinal attached by tubing to a pump that allows for the evacuation of urine to a reservoir, significantly improving the safety and comfort for the patient. The TIMO's main component is a small, quiet automated vacuum device attached to a disposable bottle for urine collection and disposal. The TIMO can be left in place for long periods of time without risk of overflow or spillage, so a patient requires less assistance, while also allowing for reduced usage of diapers, catheterization, and institutionalization. For patients with UI requiring hospitalization or institutionalization for other reasons, the TIMO could potentially reduce the associated care management and complication costs. 

Quest Specialty Products Inc. is a precision machining and manufacturing company located in St. Louis County, Missouri. Quest serves several different industries out of its 60,000 square foot facility, including: Automotive, Aerospace, Transportation-Rail, Energy, Renewable Energy, Medical and General Industry. The company has grown significantly over the last five years through acquisitions and organic growth, and is consistently adding to its technology base to meet all of its customers' expectations.

Information courtesy Dignity Medical Solutions Inc.