Resume Production of High Profile 1R99C Serial #: 887591, manufactured on May 29, 1997 When her 1997 Roho cushion went out, Dr. Codrina Cozma discovered she could not breathe on the new Roho cushions and her mobility was restricted due to the pointed tip cell design and new material that was thinner and less elastic. Since last year, she has been experiencing skin sores, difficulty breathing, and dangerously limited mobility while trying 15 different cushions manufactured by Roho and other companies. Roho customer reviews from the past four years also indicate that the material used in Roho cushions tears easily causing serious health issues to other patients who are dependent on these cushions.
In his 6/2/2014 email, Mr. Robert Graebe, CEO of the Roho Group, assured Codrina: “Our staff here at ROHO will be available to answer any questions your treating professional may have, and will happily fulfill any product recommendation from your seating specialist.” However, when Codrina’s seating specialist and six other clinicians requested the Roho Group to replicate her 1997 cushion because current cushions jeopardized her vital functions, Roho VP David McCausland denied the request in his 9/2/2014 letter, arguing that the chemical ingredients used in her 1997 cushion were no longer available. In subsequent emails, Mr. McCausland refused to reveal the chemical and procedural specs of the 1997 cushion which could have helped other companies produce this cushion, and he denied Dr. Cozma’s request to have the cushion replicated by Roho using the 1997 design and sizes and with currently available chemicals that would produce a material with the same chemical properties.
Despite the fact that Codrina has spinal muscular atrophy and scoliosis, she has touched the lives of thousands of students at universities in Florida and Georgia, and she has blessed people in need who have benefited from grants from her Heaven Preview Foundation. She has also served internationally for over 20 years as a religious and medical multilingual translator. The Roho Group’s denial to resume production of a discontinued medical product leaves her with no alternatives to survive and continue her mission in the world as her medical team has not been able to find any other viable options for her.
Codrina’s Roho story is now being circulated in the media worldwide, and people of many nations are hereby pleading with the Roho Group to resume production of a cushion that will save her life and also improve the quality of life of other patients whose needs are not being met by current Roho cushions. Resuming abandoned series has been done before at Roho according to their past patents, so this decision remains a matter of willingness for the company to address the serious medical needs of its customers. Thank you for caring enough to sign this petition! For more details and updates, please visit Codrina’s blog at www.codrinacozma.wordpress.com or contact her on Facebook.
ROHO, Inc.: Resume production of a cushion that will save lives
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