Dechoker

"Dechoker is a small organization with growing pains that all companies go through," the post reads. I. Technical Precision Plastics (Mebane, NC) vs. Dechoker LLC, case no. 17CVS1088, Alamance County (NC) Superior Court, June 6, 2016 complaint: II. Christopher Kellogg c. Dechoker LLC, case no. 16-CI-005356, Jefferson County, KY Circuit Court,10/26/16 plaintiff's complaint & 12/21/16 defendant's response: Via FDA approves new lifesaving device based out of Louisville by Ann Bowdan, WLKY News (Louisville, KY), October 30, 2015: (Recently) the Food and Drug Administration approved a new device being touted as an alternative method to the Heimlich. The alternative device is called the Dechoker, and its headquarters is right here in Louisville. "The Heimlich works on positive pressure and we work on negative pressure, or suction. In other words, it's a vacuum," Dechoker CEO Christopher Kellogg said. The concept for the Dechoker came while Navy Captain Alan Carver was taking a first aid course with his fellow seamen. "They're 200 miles off the coast and the instructor says, 'If the Heimlich doesn't work guys, then there isn't anything else,'" Kellogg said. ...Kellogg set up shop in Louisville as it was tested and approved. [NOTE: The WLKY story provides no indication that Ms. Bowdan ever contacted the FDA. If she had, she might have learned that the agency simply registered the Dechoker, not "approved" it.