A family business that has done one thing since 1948
RA Fischer Co. has supplied iontophoresis devices for excessive sweating for more than seventy-five years, from the same corner of California, through four generations of the machine and two of the family that owns it.
We are not a marketplace or a reseller. We build and supply the device, handle the insurance paperwork ourselves, and answer the phone when you call.
Seventy-five years on one problem.
The company began in 1948, when tap water iontophoresis was still an emerging treatment for hyperhidrosis. Rather than diversify, RA Fischer kept refining the same device: the MD-1a in 1990, the MD-2 in 1997, and The Fischer as it exists today.
That focus is the reason the details are right. Metal-free silicon-graphite electrodes, both direct and pulsed current, trays large enough to treat hands and feet at once. None of those are obvious choices; each came from decades of hearing what patients ran into.
The other half of the work is insurance. Hyperhidrosis and incontinence are both covered by most major plans when the paperwork is right, and getting it right is most of what our team does each day.
How the device, and the company, changed.
Every photograph here is ours. Some of them are older than the building.
The people who own it answer to patients, not shareholders.
The Jacobellis family has owned RA Fischer since 2016. CEO Jennifer Jacobellis came to the company from Deloitte, and the business has stayed independent and US-based rather than being absorbed into a larger group.
It shows in small ways. Legacy machines from the 1990s are still supported. Returns are handled without argument. And the insurance work, which most suppliers push back onto the patient, is done here.
Two conditions, handled properly.
Both are covered by most major plans, and in both cases we do the insurance work rather than handing you a form and wishing you luck.
The Fischer iontophoresis machine
An FDA-cleared device for excessive sweating of the hands, feet and underarms, used at home in sessions of 15 to 20 minutes. Made and supported in Moorpark.
How it worksBD® PureWick® Urine Collection System
An external urine collection system for women managing incontinence at home, with the monthly external catheter supply coordinated for eligible patients.
How it worksWhat this means in practice.
The details worth checking.
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Talk to someone who knows the device.
Our Treatment Specialists work with these two conditions every day. They can tell you whether a device suits your situation and what your insurance is likely to cover, with no obligation either way.