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Through the Work for Yourself@50+ workshop, Andrew gained valuable support to advance the launch of his innovative product.


A discerning eye and a constructive spirit lead to the creation of an innovative product.

Andrew, the inventor of ERGO OPENER® and Ergonomic bottle caps, first came up with his big idea when he was delivering medical equipment to a client and saw how much trouble the 80-year-old woman was having opening a water bottle.  He recalls how she sheepishly asked him if he would help her open the cap to her water bottle.  

“I have an 89-year-old mom, and she has difficulties, too,” he remembers.

Andrew realized that many adults and children lack the hand strength to twist the caps off water bottles.  So, he worked tirelessly to create a cap that could replace standard water bottle caps and a cap to fit over standard water bottle caps for the everyday consumer.