Head Support | About Nodstop
FOUNDED
Nodstop, LLC is a privately owned company. The roots of the company date back to 2008 after Nodstop products were developed by Jill Ehlers of Central Point, Oregon.
DESCRIPTION
Nodstop, LLC is a commercial provider of devices and aids focused on head support. Nodstop, LLC developed Nodstop Special Needs and Nodstop Travel products. The Nodstop Special Needs is a medical device consisting of a cap with a fleece head band that connects to many types of headrests. The Nodstop Travel aid consists of a soft fleece head band that connects to the back of a seat, such as a car or airplane seat.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Jill Ehlers is the sole manager of Nodstop, LLC.
MARKETS
Nodstop, LLC focuses its efforts on reaching out to medical supply, caregiving, handicapped and travel markets, where it offers an overlooked niche product advantage and has the highest possibility of success. These segments are: hospitals and medical care facilities, residential and commercial care facilities, airports and travel centers.
CORE PRODUCT
Nodstop is a patented (U.S. Patent 7832802) headband made of soft fleece designed to provide superior head support for a variety of uses and conditions. It is comprised of an elastic band covered with soft fleece and secured with hook-and-loop straps. It is available in a variety of lengths to accommodate many different widths of seatbacks – from wheelchairs to small strollers and car seats to the widest recliner. Various-sized caps and hats may be attached to help provide stability during use and prevent the band from slipping down.
CUSTOMERS
Nodstop is a unique provider of head support products with its current sales being in the U.S. as it seeks to enter the world-wide market. The following is a list of current and prospective customers:
- elderly
- ALS
- MS
- Alzheimers
- Cerebral palsy
- paralysis
- any muscular degenerative disease
- Emphysema
- COPD
- asthma
- sinus
- Parkinsons
- swallowing, breathing, digestion issues
- Crohn’s disease
- feeding tube patients
- wheel chair patients
- anyone with weak neck and shoulder muscles
- frequent flyers
- long distance travelers
- airplane flyers
- vehicle riders
- handicapped
PARTNERS
Nodstop, LLC has established a manufacturing partnership with Rockwest Trainings, an American manufacturer of medical devices who employ skilled handi-capped persons. Nodstop, LLC has a distribution partnership with AliMed –an American manufacturing company and supplier of high quality medical products.
SERVICE DISTINCTION
Nodstop, LLC utilizes made in America resources and those American resources that support and employ the handicapped and disabled whenever and as much as possible.
OFFICE
Corporate Headquarters Nodstop, LLC 4728 Rising Glen Drive
Central Point, OR 97502 e-mail: jill@nodstop.com Phone: 541-423-5084 or 1-855-515-9062