Rije Dysphagia Cup

• Automatically dispenses a set amount of thin and nectar-thickened liquids to promote safe small swallows.
• Can be adjusted to dispense 3 to 15 milliliters of the liquids to arrive at the most satisfying sip amount.
• Delivers one sip at a time through a straw from the cup’s rim.
• The nosey cup design allows the user’s chin in a neutral position.
• Ergonomic handles are built with comfort in mind.
• Does Not Leak.
• It is built to withstand accidental drops and to prevent spillage of entire content.
• Dishwasher safe, non-latex, and non-BPA.

Cold and hot, thin and nectar-thickened liquids such as water, tea, coffee, apple juice, no-pulp orange, tomato juices, milk, drinkable yogurt, hot chocolate, Boost®, Ensure®, and many others.

Why RiJe® Cup is beneficial? The cup versatile design combines all important features to meet needs of users with disability:

• It controls liquid flow preventing overflowing the mouth and gulping, thus reducing the risk of choking and liquid aspiration.
• It allows easy switching between thin and thick liquids following the advice of Speech Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and other medical professional;
• It forms and dispenses personalized liquid boluses allowing the user to better control liquid in the mouth, thus supporting safer and easier swallowing;
• It allows the user to choose between drinking through a straw or directly from the cup with cut-out top.

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Why adjustable volume is important:

• It allows to create an individually tailored sip amount thereby supporting thirst satisfaction and improving hydration;
• It allows to easily increase or decrease the swallow amount according to an advice of SLP or OT
• It serves the user longer by supporting the user at different stages of a disorder whether it is a rehabilitation or degenerative condition.

For whom RiJe®​ Cup is designed:
For those who suffer with dysphagia, motor disabilities, developmental delay, dementia and, other ailments including stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, MLS, Cerebral Palsy, head, neck and chest cancer and injury.

​How It Works:
RiJe Cup automatically dispenses a limited portion of liquid each time it stands in its upright position. Once the portion is withdrawn and the cup put upright – it delivers another portion within 2 - 3 seconds. Built-in regulator allows adjusting  portion size  before the cup is filled with liquid.