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Lymphedema (chronic swelling) is more common than you think

Tactile Medical is meeting an unmet need.

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annual US lymphedema diagnoses graphic. 700,000 diagnosed in June 2014, 1.1 million diagnosed in December 2018, 1.4 million diagnosed in December 2020. There are over 20 million undiagnosed in the United States

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  • Janie F.

    FLEXITOUCH Plus User – Upper Body

    “When I go home at night, I wrap myself in this garment while I’m watching TV. It actually helps calm me. It’s a fantastic treatment.”

  • Karen L. Herbst

    PhD, MD

    “Many, many of my patients love their pump. They use them in the morning, at night…and feel very lucky.”

  • Kelli Favata

    MD

    “It’s an absolute joy working with my Tactile team because they help get my patients proper treatment efficiently. It’s one of the best companies I have worked with as far as patient care, patient education and working with me as the provider.”

1. Data on file at Tactile Medical

2. Includes data on breast, head and neck-related and other cancers, phlebolymphedema, primary lymphedema and lymphedema/lipedema

3. Dean S, Valenti E, Hock K, Leffler J, Compston A, Abraham W, The clinical characteristics of lower extremity lymphedema in 440 patients. Jour of Vasc Surg: Venous & Lymph Disorders. ePublished Feb 2020