About Eatzii:
Hands Free Eating Device Now in development
INDEPENDENCE TASTES GOOD!
The Eatzii hands free eating device for ALS and SCI is in development phase. Eatzii will provide a framework for independent dining for individuals experiencing severe weakness of the upper extremities. The Eatzii will applicable for individuals with ALS, a high level spinal cord injury or other conditions resulting in decreased movement or control of the upper extremities. Selecting from one of two plate sections, the user will employ side head movement to push food into the central channel. The user will then activate a central pusher with head movement to push food forward onto a spoon empowering hands free eating! See the video on our home page by clicking here. Panini Eatzii our companion product empowers hands free eating of burgers, sandwiches, pizza, omelettes and more and is available now!
Eatzii will also be low in cost compared to other devices. With Eatzii, the user will be truly independent. There will be no robotics, no batteries or power cords to worry about, just muscle powered functional ability with independent dining.
Eatzii will be made 100% in the USA of durable, quality materials. The plate sections will be made of FDA approved HDPE plastic material that is cleaned easily. Eatzii will attach securely to any flat surface and will infinitely adjustable in height.
This new eating device for ALS and SCI is currently in development. We invite you to contact us by phone or e mail for updates or more information. There is a lot of equipment to sort through out there if you are in need of help with dining. An Occupational Therapist helped us put together an informative guide to adaptive eating equipment which you can access by clicking here. There is also great information on the activity of utensil use on our Blog. Thanks again for visiting and please also visit our Panini Eatzii page for information on hands free eating of sandwiches and burgers which is available now! We also invite you to visit our online shop for adaptive utensils and other adaptive eating aids.