With EmeTerm(TM), Pregnant Women Don't Have to Suffer from Morning Sickness

One of the worst drug disasters in history resulted from an attempt to cease morning sickness with medications. Thalidomide, sold under the name, Immunoprin, was an anti-morning sickness drug used in the 1950s. This resulted in about 10,000 cases of infants who were born with phocomelia (the underdevelopment or absent of limbs and vital organs); only 50% of the 10,000 infants survived. While many modern medications are used today with low risk factors, they often contain debilitating side-effects.

EmeTerm™ is a drug free, none-invasive, and precise neuronal electrical stimulation technology that prevents and relieves morning sickness. By releasing a particular low-frequency electrical pulse from the user's wrist, EmeTerm™ adjusts the vagus nerve signals traveling to and from the stomach. This prevents or postpones the brain from transmitting nausea signals to the stomach. This then slows down the nausea-inducing irregular gastric contraction, and reduces the nauseous sensation for the users. 

Safety is the number one priority of EmeTerm™. All the materials of the device meet medical standards. EmeTerm™ uses medical silicone, instead of natural rubber, making the device hypoallergenic. Inert metal is used in electrodes to avoid skin irritation. The patented electrodes are parallel with tendon, which enhances the electric conduction and no conduction gel with potentially allergenic chemical compounds is needed.

EmeTerm™ is CE marked class II medical device.

EmeTerm™ is winner of iF Design Award 2017. 

The manufacturer, WAT Medical Enterprise Ltd., is certified to the ISO 13485 medical standard.

For more information, please visit WAT Medical Enterprise Ltd.'s website at www.watmedical.com or email [email protected].

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SOURCE WAT Medical Enterpsise Ltd.