Comments on: Son Invents Stroke Equipment So Mom Can Live Normal Life

By: OT

OT — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:39:14 +0000

Froom is a fraud. These concepts were ripped off from Waleed al-Oboudi after he help this guy’s Mom. As was generally stated in the first response.
Just because Froom is “not-guilty” in court doesn’t mean you didn’t exploit Waleed.

By: Robert Froom

Robert Froom — Mon, 28 May 2007 16:08:28 +0000

Healthcare Pioneer Wins Battle To Protect Mother And Patent
Los Angeles, CA â€“ (5/21/07) On May 15, 2007 the Los Angeles Supreme Court dismissed a law suit filed against R.K. Froom and Company, Inc., by Mr. Waleed Al-Oboudi and Amelia Chang of La Jolla, California-based Neuro-IFRAH Products. Case No. BC363083, alleging that Robert Keith Froom, founder and chief inventor at R.K. Froom & Company, Inc., together with his mother, Carol Froom engaged in a â€œconspiracyâ€? to wrongfully appropriate the inventions of Waleed Al-Oboudi and to illegally market the Froomsplintâ„¢, a rehabilitation device that prevents claw hand and turns everyday tasks into extended therapy sessions. R. K. Froom & Company previously obtained a United States Patent for the Froomsplintâ„¢, which was developed by Mr. Froom.

R. K. Froom & Company looks forward to continuing its service to the rehabilitation community. The company is committed to making the Froomsplintâ„¢ widely available to healthcare and rehabilitation institutions nationwide.

Press Contact:
Michael A. Zuk
Attorney At Law
HERZFELD & RUBIN, LLP
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By: Dual Diagnosis

Dual Diagnosis — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:49:32 +0000

Many people who have had strokes use a cane when walking. For people with balancing problems, special canes with three or four “feet” are available.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 02:00:17 +0000

What did the “foam splint” that was sent home with you look like? If it looked like the splint you “invented” then you cannot claim to have invented this splint design. That would be akin to making a gun out of plastic, and then claiming to have invented the gun.

Also, it is downright irresponsible to market this splint to those who have suffered a spinal cord injury. It is clear you do not know much about SCIs, otherwise you would be aware that this splint design would destroy the tenodesis function in the hand of someone with quadraplegia. Al-Oboudi’s hand paddle splint was never disigned for such a patient.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 04 May 2006 05:32:00 +0000

Having a patent on an item does not connote authorship; this is why patents are challenged. Waleed Al-Oboudi is the creator of the hand paddle splint, and I would hazard a guess that Mr. Frooom is well aware of this fact. Taking credit for something he did not create is disingenous.

Other than Mr. Froom’s splint appearing to be constructed of inferior materials, and costing $5 more, I fail to see the difference between his splint and Mr. Al-Oboudi’s.

For those interested in seeing the similarities, go to Neuro-ifrahproducts.com. For those who may believe that this is competitive advertising, it is not. Mr. Al-Oboudi gave the orthotic fabrication rights for his splints to one company. He does not personally see one dime of profit from the sale of any of his orthotics, in order to erradicate personal interest in the sale of these orthotics.

By: Tony Brown

Tony Brown — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:01:00 +0000

Dear Anonymous,
As Program Coordinator for Brain Blogger and CEO of R.K. Froom Neurological Devices, I feel compelled to respond to your previous post. Regarding your concern of the FroomSplint’s originality, unfortunately as recently as April 24, 2006 our patent attorney Mr. David A. Belasco found no listing of a splint or any other patented invention by Mr. Oboudi in the data base of the United States Patent Office. You will however, find Mr. Froom’s patent listed under the reference number 6,949,077. Thank you.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 09:33:00 +0000

Mr. Froom’s splint, as well as the other devices he spoke of in this forum ARE amazing. It is unfortunate that he would take credit for something he did not create.

While I can not speak on all of the devices he has patented, I can safely say that the splint, as well as all of the items pictured in the Stroke Connection article and on his own web site so closely resemble the patented splint and equipment created by Waleed Al Oboudi, OTR/L, that detecting a difference between the two is virtually impossible. Mr. Al Oboudi’s splint, as part of his Neuro-IFRAH model of rehab for patients with lesions at the level of the brainstem and above, has existed for several years. His web site address is Neuro-IFRAH.org

It is clear from this forum that Mr. Froom does not even have a clear idea of how or why this equipment works.

Shame on Brain Blogger and Stroke Connection Magazine for not being aware of these facts. And shame on Mr Froom for taking credit for work that does not appear to be his.