On December 9th, 2025, a 78-year-old man living alone choked on a piece of steak during dinner. He used NovaCare on himself and successfully cleared the obstruction.
"I've lived alone since my wife passed three years ago. I was eating dinner — a piece of steak — and it got stuck. I couldn't breathe. I tried pushing myself against the chair like they say to do, but it didn't work. I could feel myself getting dizzy. My daughter bought me the NovaCare for Christmas and showed me how to use it. I grabbed it off the table, put it over my mouth, and pressed. The steak came right out. I sat there for ten minutes just breathing. If I didn't have that device sitting right there, I don't know how this Life Saved would have ended. When you live alone, there's nobody to help you. This thing saved my life."
— Harold B.