MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTIONS
Inventions born from real problems.
For more than forty years, Dr. Phillips has invented medical devices the same way — someone he cared about needed a solution that didn't exist. From the infrared ear thermometer used around the world to systems for nerve pain, early cancer detection, and easier blood draws, each device began as an answer for a real person.
Current Devices
ReBuilder System
For peripheral neuropathy and chronic nerve pain
The invention Dr. Phillips is best known for. The ReBuilder began as a solution for his father, whose nerve pain after heart surgery kept him from walking — and from bowling, the thing he loved most. Rather than masking pain signals, the ReBuilder sends a compensating waveform shaped by the body's own nerve response, helping calm and retrain nerve pathways while stimulating muscles and circulation. FDA-cleared for symptomatic relief of chronic, post-surgical, and post-traumatic pain, it is available in two home-use models — the pre-set ReBuilder 300 and the dual-output ReBuilder 2407 — and has been used by tens of thousands of patients under physician guidance. Now owned and distributed by ReBuilder Medical, Inc.
Phillips Molluscum Treatment System
For Molluscum Contagiosum
A gentle electro-dermal treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum, the viral skin condition that primarily affects children. Built on the micronized silver-ion technology Dr. Phillips developed, the system offers families an at-home approach to a condition that is often simply left to run its course. [PLACEHOLDER: confirm current availability/distribution with client.]
Landmark Inventions
Infrared Ear Thermometer
The worldwide standard for core temperature
Invented for the most universal of reasons — four children and no fast, easy way to take a temperature. The infrared ear thermometer earned Dr. Phillips the Inventor of the Year award and changed how the world measures body temperature; versions of it are now found in homes, clinics, and hospitals on every continent.
GST System
Early breast cancer detection and monitoring
Developed when breast cancer touched his own family, the GST system detects the subtle temperature signatures of developing tumors, offering a radiation-free complement to mammography for earlier detection and ongoing monitoring. The technology was evaluated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
Veinplicity
Faster, easier blood draws
Anyone with small or rolling veins knows the ordeal of repeated needle sticks. Veinplicity uses gentle electrical stimulation to make veins stand out — firm, prominent, and easy to access — turning a difficult blood draw into a routine one. Dr. Phillips licensed the technology internationally, and it is marketed in Europe today.
AcuPen
Precision acupuncture-point therapy
A handheld device that locates acupuncture points electronically, then delivers targeted stimulation to the same point — bringing measurement and repeatability to a practice that traditionally relies on skill and feel alone.
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