Enhancing the developmental progression of the next generation.
About UsInnovative Therapeutix, Inc., maker of LullaFeed™, is a pediatric-focused device company that solves medical and developmental issues in infants and children, preventing long-term and more complex problems while simultaneously providing opportunities for parent-infant bonding. LullaFeed™ is a music-based feeding device that allows parents and feeding specialists to support their child through the feeding progression, which is a problem for nearly 60% of, or 2.26 million, US infants each year.
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Product Features
LullaFeed™ is an integrated biofeedback device using music reinforcement to encourage infants to drink from the bottle.
LullaFeed™ appFully integrated with your mobile device for tracking of feeding progress.
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Evidence-basedScientifically supported and individualized music to enhance feeding.
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Parent-infant bondPromotes opportunities for language development and bonding.
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Our Team
Co-founders with over two decades of clinical and research experience with the infant population.
Michael Detmer, MME, MT-BC (NICU-MT)Michael is a board-certified music therapist with his NICU music therapy designation and holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Illinois State University and a Master’s degree in music therapy from The University of Kansas. Michael is an active music therapy researcher with a special focus on feeding, sensory integration, and neurodevelopment of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. He also works with parents and caregivers to provide education on infant development and sensory integration. Michael presents nationally and internationally to music therapy and medical audiences. He has published music therapy research and literature on the early childhood population in nursing and music therapy journals. He is a fellow for the National Institute for Infant & Child Medical Music Therapy through Florida State University and has been named a research collaborator for Early Notes Network: Music Therapy Consortium for Childhood Neurodevelopment, which aims to improve experimental research, advocacy, and enhancement of clinical practice.
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Rebekah Gossom, MS, CCC, SLPRebekah is a speech-language pathologist specializing in pediatric feeding at Norton Women's and Children's Hospital. Rebekah received her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders from Eastern Kentucky University and a Master of Science in Communicative Disorders for Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Louisville. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association (KSHA). She is also a member of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT) and the National Association of Neonatal Nursing (NANN). She co-chairs the Developmental Care Committee for the NICU at Norton Women’s and Children’s Hospital and has practiced in the area of developmental feeding, swallowing diagnostics, and developmental intervention in the NICU since 2002. Rebekah has over 15 years’ experience working with infants in an inpatient, NICU, and outpatient setting with a primary focus on feeding and swallowing. She also performs in-depth testing via modified barium swallow studies in conjunction with a radiologist under fluoroscopy to fully evaluate the anatomy and physiology of the oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal phases of swallowing. Rebekah routinely provides parent education classes on feeding and speech and language. Rebekah has a keen interest in family centered care to enhance developmental feeding outcomes for infants.
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