Ergonomic Mouse helps minimize repetitive stress injuries.
Press Release Summary:
Designed to eliminate unnecessary overuse of mouse without impacting productivity, Hoverstop looks and functions like normal mouse, but when user holds it for more than 10 sec without use, it gently vibrates. This reminds them to remove their hand and relax, providing several micro-breaks during work. Featuring symmetrical, 3-button design with scroll wheel, Hoverstop plugs into USB port and works without drivers on any operating system or platform.
Original Press Release:
AliMed® Now Offers the Hoverstop for Reducing Mousing-Related RSIs
April 1,2006, Dedham, MA-AliMed® inc., a leading provider of ergonomic products and solutions to the health care industry, has taken on the Hoverstop active ergonomic mouse to expand its line of injury-prevention solutions for the computer workplace.
The Hoverstop is a unique device that eliminates unnecessary overuse of the mouse without impacting productivity. Now AliMed's customer base can provide a risk-reducing measure for its complete computer workforce, rather than dealing with the costly treatment and rehabilitation of injuries that have already occurred.
The Hoverstop looks and functions like a normal mouse. But when a user holds the Hoverstop for more than 10 seconds without use, it gently vibrates. This reminds them to remove their hand and relax, providing several "micro-breaks" during work. The soft vibration will not interrupt the user's train of thought, allowing them to work normally.
The research results on the Hoverstop are impressive; it has been proven to cut static tension in the muscle groups involved with mouse use. Average computer users have their hand on the mouse two-thirds of the time. The Hoverstop reduces this time by more than 25% with no reduction of work speed or quality.
The Hoverstop features a symmetrical, three-button design with a scroll wheel. It works without drivers on any operating system or platform. It simply plugs into a USB port and is ready. The Hoverstop can be found in AliMed's 2006 Issue 2 Ergonomics catalog. To request a free copy, please call 800-225-2610 or log onto www.alimed.com.
ABOUT ALIMED
Since its inception in the early 1970s, AliMed® inc. has grown to become a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of patient care, rehabilitation, operating room, and ergonomic products. AliMed is a customer-service oriented company committed to promoting health and wellness by providing high quality, health-related supplies in a cost-effective manner. AliMed now distributes more than 50,000 products to healthcare facilities and businesses worldwide. A comprehensive selection of AliMed products is available online at www.alimed.com.
