About Amenity Health
Amenity Health was founded in 2011 by retired physician Carl Melcher, M.D., a well respected doctor in the San Diego, California area and former UCSD medical professor. In addition to his medical expertise, he is also an entrepreneur with success in the technology and medical industries. Carl has been a life-long sufferer from chronic acid reflux or GERD (Gastroesphageal Reflux Disease). In recent years, he was diagnosed with the esophageal cancer precursor, Barrett’s Esophagus. With the desire to resolve his own condition, as well as help the millions of others who also suffer, he hypothesized that, if done properly, positional therapy could be an effective treatment option for the disease. Partnering with talented engineers and designers, Carl and the design team began developing what is now known today as MedCline and put positional therapy for GERD back on the map.
After several years of thorough and rigorous development, MedCline was clinically verified by former AGA president, Donald O Castell, M.D. using an impedance/PH study performed at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Castell and his team found MedCline to be far superior at reducing acid exposure than a traditional bed wedge. Later that year, Scott Gabbard, M.D. of Cleveland Clinic approached Amenity Health interested in testing the MedCline reflux relief system using validated quality of life questionnaires, designed to specifically tabulate nocturnal GERD symptoms. The results from these studies were overwhelmingly positive, showing better score improvements than a leading proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) drug for which the questionnaires were originally drafted. To date, MedCline has been evaluated in 6 clinical trials with for varying sub-populations of GERD patients suffering with nocturnal symptoms.
Amenity Health has expanded its product line to include the MedCline Shoulder Relief System based on customer demand and increasing sales of products to those suffering with chronic shoulder pain. The MedCline product line has also expanded to include TAA-compliant products that are covered by VA benefits. Amenity Health will continue to find new medical conditions that benefit from positional therapy, as well as continuing to diversify its distribution channels within the GERD and Shoulder Pain markets.