Approximately 5% of newborns are affected by ankyloglossia (tongue-tie), a condition in which the lingual frenulum restricts normal tongue movement. In some infants, this can contribute to breastfeeding and bottle-feeding challenges, including poor latching and ineffective milk transfer, which may affect weight gain.

When treating an alert baby in an outpatient office or doctor's office, it's not always easy to snip the frenulum cleanly—especially because a baby's small mouth does not allow room for multiple people to assist with the procedure.

Recognizing the procedural challenges associated with infant frenotomy, clinicians and engineers from multiple institutions collaborated to develop FrenEase™.

The patented FrenEase™ Slot Retractor is designed to support a more controlled frenotomy procedure by improving access to the frenulum and facilitating precise division, while helping to minimize the risk of inadvertent mouth injuries.