What is AQUAMIKE?

From a bad accident to a social idea

In January 2010, my son Michael was in a serious road accident. After surgery on his left femur, he remained immobilised in a hospital bed for two months.

For the first week, family assistance was day and night, but in the second week, as his condition began to improve, assistance was only during the day.

Unfortunately, at night there wasn't always enough staff when my son called to ask for a drink, so after two days of distressing requests from the injured person, I had a flash of inspiration.

I worked in my workshop that same evening and created a rudimentary prototype, which I took to my son in hospital around midnight.

MICHELE NODARI

AQUAMIKE is a drinking aid

It helps you drink if you cannot use - or cannot use well - your hands.

 

Ideal when

  • you are bedridden: It helps you drink lying down without having to sit up.

  • you are elderly or disabled  and have motor difficulties

  • you have had an accident or a stroke and are in rehabilitation

  • you have arthritis, rheumatism, Parkinson's, muscular dystrophy, tetraplegia

Drink independently

AQUAMIKE is an aid that allows you to drink at any time, without needing the intervention of healthcare professionals or family members.

 Improve your fluid balance

You decide the size of your sips. By drinking independently, you tend to drink more water, improving your fluid balance.

Relieve those around you

You no longer have to ask for help every time you are thirsty. You no longer have to wait – especially at night or when the people around you are busy.

How does AQUAMIKE work?

A family member or nurse can place a bottle of any brand, up to one and a half litres, into the AQUAMIKE support. In addition, the graduated bottle can be filled (besides water) with any other hot or cold drink. Then, when you're thirsty, place the silicone valve between your lips and open it by pressing with your teeth. With a slight suction, the drink will then reach your mouth. When you stop sucking, the valve closes, preventing you from taking in too much liquid. The drip-proof spout also prevents spills.

Where can I use AQUAMIKE?

You can use AQUAMIKE at home, in hospital, in other care centres or by taking it with you. It can be attached (with 360° rotation capability) for example to a bed, a wheelchair or a patient lift pole.

What if I can't use my hands at all?

You can use the spinal arch kit option. It is an AQUAMIKE model specifically designed for people who cannot use their hands or arms.

Here's a short explanation video:

Can it be cleaned?

It's very easy to clean and the bottle can be put in the dishwasher. However, it is recommended to change cannulas every 7-8 days.

 

Made in Italy

AQUAMIKE is designed and manufactured 100% in Italy with premium materials and was named "Social Product 2013".

AQUAMIKE in hospital

  • Fewer calls to give patients drinks, saving an hour a day per patient

Increases hygiene:

  • fewer exchanges of glasses between bed neighbours
  • fewer exchanges of glasses between drinks and medicines
  • fewer glasses left for hours on bedside tables, fewer germs and viruses

  • Fewer spilled glasses and therefore fewer changes of wet sheets and pajamas

  • Fewer patients pulling out their IVs trying to drink

  • Fewer patients falling out of bed trying to drink
  • Fewer plastic glasses to dispose of

 

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