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Gus Gear’s mission to improve the safety and quality of life for those facing medical challenges goes beyond the production of our Central Line Vest, Ostomy Pouch Cover, G-Tube Wrap, Line Cover, and other accessories. We seek partnerships, not transactions, with customers, partners, investors, and stakeholders alike by providing resources and blog posts that can improve the patient and their family’s outcomes and quality of life.

How Physical & Digital Technologies Work Together to Monitor & Manage Chronic Conditions

October 22, 2025
The way we care for chronic conditions has evolved. For decades, technology primarily revolved around physical tools, like IV poles, custom braces, and modified backpacks. These innovations made it possible to receive some treatments outside the hospital, but they required constant hands-on attention. Over time, digital tools emerged: smart pumps, Bluetooth-enabled monitors, remote dashboards. Now,...
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Disaster Preparedness for Families with Medical Devices: How to Be Ready for Anything

September 23, 2025
In a previous Gus Gear blog post, we shared practical ways for medically complex families to prepare for power outages caused by storms and severe weather. While hurricanes, blizzards, and thunderstorms remain major threats, families know that disasters can come in many forms. Wildfires, heat waves, chemical spills, cyber disruptions, or even sudden evacuations can...
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How Play, Storytelling, & Metaphor Can Help Patients of All Ages Reclaim Control and Dignity

July 16, 2025
We all instinctively know that medical play can help kids make sense of illness or disease. It might look like a doll getting a central line placed or a stuffed animal being fed through a toy G-tube. It sounds simple enough, but beneath the surface, important work is happening: the child is processing their emotions,...
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The Impact of Nutrition on Healing and Recovery

June 23, 2025
The Critical Role of Nutrition (and its Delivery) on Healing & Recovery When we think about recovery, whether it's from surgery, injury, or acute illness, it's easy to focus on certain visible markers of progress. In other words, are incisions healing? Are fevers breaking? Is the pain subsiding? These are certainly all important questions, but...
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Navigating School Life with Medical Devices

April 16, 2025
Navigating School Life with Medical Devices: Tips for Caregivers and Educators For kids who rely on medical devices, including but not limited to central venous catheters, feeding tubes, peritoneal dialysis catheters, and cecostomies, school can feel like complicated and even dangerous terrain to navigate. But with the right planning and collaboration, these kids can thrive...
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Empowering Children with Medical Devices: Building Confidence and Resilience

February 24, 2025
With the right tools, strategies, and support, children using medical devices like Central Line Access Devices (CVADs) and feeding tubes can build confidence, foster resilience, and take an active role in their healthcare. This is, of course, what every parent and caregiver wants! It begins with recognizing their ability to make ripples and waves in...
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