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Let i is s r re ea ad dy y There t to o Be Light A Af ft te er rg gl lo ow w c ch ha an ng ge e t th he e v vi ib br ra at to or r By Sherri L. Shaulis
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D
r. Ralph Zipper is the first to admit that vibrators
have made major advancements in many ways in the
past several years—including the materials used, the
colors offered and even motor strength. But he
believes he has created a device that will truly
change the world of vibrators.
Zipper, a urogynecologist, is no stranger to creating
devices for the medical field, specifically devices using
lasers to treat a variety of conditions and ailments. It was
during clinical trials for the FDA for his most recent laser
that he stumbled upon the world of vibrators and sexual
health.
Zipper and his team were utilizing low-level laser
energy—lasers that deliver less energy than a lightbulb—to
treat pelvic pain. Zipper said many women started reporting
side effects from the treatments.
“Some of these women were telling us they thought they
were having orgasms, but they weren’t sure because they
had never had them before,” Zipper told AVN. “And other
women were telling us not only were they having orgasms,
but they were having more intense ones.”
With results like that, Zipper decided the low-level lasers
could be used outside the medical world.
“So three years ago, we decided to put a $30,000 laser
into a sex toy,” Zipper said. “Simple, right?”
Zipper said when he began researching
vibrators and the sex toy industry, he
found a “me too market,” with some
manufacturers providing more bells and
whistles but all producing vibrators that
essentially performed the same
function.
“We saw there was so much room for
innovation,” Zipper said.
It took time and lots of trials from
friends, neighbors, family members and
more, but the result is the
Afterglow, which can be used
as a traditional vibrator
or combined with the
patented PulseWave
light energy.
PulseWave features
light-emitting
diodes that have
been demon-
strated to
enhance physi-
cal arousal
from the
inside.
“Three years ago, we decided
to put a $30,000 laser into a
sex toy. Simple, right?”
—Dr. Ralph Zipper
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