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About Maritz Medical Solutions

Patient-driven solutions designed to support comfort, dignity, and everyday feeding tube management.

The Story Behind the Maritz Feeding Tube Belt

Formerly known as Oregon Medical Solutions. Our belt was previously called the Comfort Feed Belt — you may hear this name in our video.

Erika Maritz spent more than two decades working in radiation oncology, caring for patients whose cancer treatments required feeding tubes. Many could no longer eat by mouth.

Eating is more than nourishment — it is connection. It’s how we celebrate, gather, and communicate. When that’s taken away, something deeply human is lost.

One patient in particular changed everything.

Jack was a husband, father, and grandfather living with esophageal cancer. Erika still remembers the day he returned for treatment after having his feeding tube placed. When he saw her, he lifted his shirt. His abdomen was sore, covered in tape, and he said:

“Can you believe they sent me home like this? What am I supposed to do with it now?”

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Erika had seen patients try to secure their tubes with shoelaces, safety pins, and bag ties. One patient even cut the waistband from his underwear to create some kind of support. It was clear people were struggling — and there wasn’t a simple, dignified solution.

So Erika went home and began designing one.

She tested different elastics, widths, and closures. She wore early versions herself to understand what worked — and what didn’t. Once she had something functional, she began giving belts to patients at no cost, asking only for honest feedback in return.

Over time, through real patient and caregiver input, the design evolved into a feeding tube belt built to be functional, versatile, and comfortable.

Patients may not be able to avoid needing a feeding tube —

but they deserve a safe and dignified way to manage it.

That belief is what Maritz Medical Solutions was built on, and it continues to drive our work: bridging the gap between medical treatment and real life.

Nurse assisting with feeding tube while wearing a feeding tube belt

Erika Maritz, RT(R)(M)(T)

Founder

Erika Maritz

20+ Years Patient
Care Experience

Erika Maritz, RT(R)(M)(T)

Founder

Erika Maritz is the founder of Maritz Medical Solutions and the creator of the Maritz Feeding Tube Belt.

With more than 34 years of combined experience in medical imaging and radiation therapy, Erika has spent her career caring for patients navigating some of the most difficult seasons of their lives. Her background in oncology gave her a front-row seat to the everyday challenges patients face — especially those sent home with feeding tubes and no real way to manage them.

Rather than accept “that’s just how it is,” Erika began designing solutions herself. What started as handmade belts for her own patients — refined through feedback from patients and caregivers — has grown into a patient-driven business focused on restoring dignity, independence, and everyday functionality.

Erika approaches innovation the same way she approached patient care: by listening first.

She remains committed to creating thoughtful, practical solutions that support real life.

Thank you for being part of the solution.

“Maritz Medical Solutions products are designed to support comfort and tube management. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always follow your clinician’s guidance for medical care.”

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