If you have COPD, now there is more you can do and know. The FDA recently cleared a new, free* and easy way to discover your risk for a condition called alpha-1 from the comfort of your home, with the AlphaID™ At Home Genetic Health Risk Service.
If you would like to learn your risk through this service from Grifols and provide feedback about your experience with the service, we'll ask you to share via a short survey. First, let us tell you more about the service.
This FDA-cleared service includes the AlphaID At Home Saliva Collection Kit and detects 14 variants in the SERPINA 1 gene linked to AATD with at least 99% accuracy. The kit, postage, and lab processing are all free. No payment or insurance information will be required at any time. Your personal information is kept confidential and will never be shared with anyone.
To participate, you must be diagnosed with COPD and have internet access via a smartphone or computer.
Here are the steps to discover your risk using the service and provide feedback via a Grifols sponsored survey: Note, if you are not already a COPD Patient-Powered Research Network member, you can register here: www.copdpprn.org
Please log in to your portal and indicate that you wish to move through this process and complete the following steps:
- Order your free AlphaID At Home Saliva Collection Kit
- Collect your saliva sample and mail it to the lab
- Read your confidential AlphaID™ At Home Genetic Health Risk Service Report, available on a secure, HIPAA-compliant website
- • Complete a feedback survey about your experience to help others
Disclaimer: *The AlphaID At Home Genetic Health Risk Service, including the kit, is provided for free and may not be billed to patients or their insurers. There is no obligation to purchase or use any product or service offered by any manufacturer.
The O2 Clip fastens a medical oxygen hose to a person’s shirt which allows the user to adjust the tension of the hose around the ears eliminating chafing and irritation. You can walk around pulling 30’ of hose and the hose won’t slip or pull off the ears allowing it to rest comfortably just off the ears. Also, the hose won’t twist up under the chin and is simple to adjust.
Suggested retail is $14.50
For more information or to purchase contact:
Buck-RCI@comcast.net
Or by mail to:
Peter Buck
112 Chestnut
Leadville, CO 80461

These portable oxygen concentrator (POC) totes and oxygen tank sleeves provide a little style with your oxygen. They are made of 100% Acrylic yarn and are machine washable. The strap is thick and soft for more comfort when worn over your shoulder. A pocket provides a place to carry an inhaler, spare cannula, keys or cards. A strap goes across the top to keep the POC secure in the tote and buttons over the pocket to keep what is in the pocket, there. For under $20.00 you can get a little style with your oxygen.
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The Oxy Tube Remote (OTR) is a light-weight, portable, remote controlled oxygen hose retraction device designed to help those on oxygen therapy more easily and safely manage their long oxygen tubing. The OTR is designed to help prevent oxygen tube kinks and snags and the very real threat of falls and trips. The device retracts OR dispenses your oxygen tubing into a small container of your choice, and it does this at a speed you select. The device is controlled by a small hand-held 2 button remote: one button causes the device to release tubing as you walk away from your concentrator; push the other button to collect and retract your tubing as you walk towards your concentrator. It couldn’t be simpler. For pricing information, as well as instructional videos and purchasing, please visit our website at https://www.oxygenmgmtsystems.com/. Also, for a $5 off discount, enter the coupon code “COPD5” at checkout.