CarpalAID

What CarpalAID does

Made to Aid, LLC, operating publicly under the CarpalAID and Migraine AID brands, is a privately held U.S. consumer-health company that manufactures and distributes single-use, drug-free adhesive patches for carpal tunnel syndrome and migraine/tension headaches. Its core technology is a patented negative-pressure mechanism: a multi-layer engineered foam patch applied to the skin that gently lifts tissue at the target site to reduce surface pressure on the median nerve (for Carpal AID) or on pressure points associated with migraine (for Migraine AID) — without drugs, compression braces, menthol, or numbing agents. Both products are classified as FDA-registered medical devices, are eligible for purchase with HSA/FSA funds, and use dermatologist-reviewed materials intended for sensitive skin and all-day or overnight wear.

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market model. Direct-to-consumer e-commerce runs through its owned Shopify storefront at madetoaid.com, where customers can place one-time orders or enroll in a subscription/auto-delivery plan at roughly 20% off list. Distribution extends to mass and pharmacy retail — Walmart and CVS collectively represent a claimed 5,000+ store footprint — and to Amazon, where Made to Aid and Amazon act as co-authorized sellers. Pricing is tiered by pack count: Carpal AID is sold in 5-packs ($14.99), 12-packs ($27.97), 30-packs ($62.50 one-time / $38.97 subscription), and 100-packs ($99.97), yielding per-patch economics of approximately $1.00 to $3.00; Migraine AID starts from $19.99. Targeted customer segments span desk workers and office employees, parents and caregivers, gamers and creatives, pregnant and postpartum women (where drug-free relief is uniquely relevant), manual-labor and service workers with repetitive-strain exposure, and general migraine sufferers.

By the company's claim, more than 10 million patches have been sold worldwide to date, with 5,000+ five-star reviews reported on the website and several thousand reviews on individual product listings. Made to Aid, LLC is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, no M&A activity, no funding rounds, and no leadership bios in the source material; operational records identify a single Chatsworth, California facility handling returns and customer service. Marketing leans on SEO-driven educational blog content, social channels (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook), an affiliate program on LeadDyno, clinician endorsements, and customer testimonials.

Name

CarpalAID

Legal name

Made to Aid, LLC

Website

https://carpalaid.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Made to Aid, LLC (CarpalAID) sells FDA-registered, drug-free adhesive patches using patented negative-pressure technology for carpal tunnel and migraine relief, distributed direct-to-consumer and through Walmart, CVS, and Amazon to U.S. and global consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consumer Medical Devices

NAICS

Adhesive Manufacturing (325520), Adhesive Manufacturing (32552)

SIC

Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies (3842)

akta.pro primary industry

Tapes, Labels & Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives (IMAEAGAJ)

Keywords

• Carpal tunnel relief
• Migraine relief patches
• Drug-free pain relief
• Negative pressure patches
• FDA-registered medical devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Chatsworth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Direct E-commerce Sales: One-time and subscription purchases through madetoaid.com Shopify storefront. Subscription program offers automatic recurring shipments with 20% savings and free shipping. Single-use patches sold in packs of 5, 10, 12, 30, and 100.
2. Retail Distribution: Products sold through major retail chains including Walmart and CVS pharmacy locations. Wide retail footprint across 5,000+ locations supports volume sales through third-party retailers.
3. Amazon Marketplace: Products sold through Amazon.com with Made to Aid and Amazon as authorized sellers. Marketplace listings drive direct consumer purchases with standard e-commerce fulfillment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CarpalAID (operated by Made to Aid, LLC) sells single-use, FDA-registered adhesive patches that use a patented negative-pressure mechanism to lift skin and soft tissue over the carpal tunnel, reducing median nerve pressure to relieve carpal tunnel symptoms. The company also offers Migraine AID, a related negative-pressure patch for migraine and tension headache discomfort. Both product lines are drug-free, non-compressive, and sold in various pack sizes with one-time and subscription purchasing.

Product overview

Made to Aid offers two core drug-free pain relief product lines: Carpal AID® (carpal tunnel relief) and Migraine AID® (migraine/headache relief). Both use patented negative-pressure patch technology applied to the skin to reduce nerve pressure at the source without medication. Products are sold as single-use patches available in various pack sizes (5, 10, 12, 30, 50, 100 counts) with both one-time purchase and subscription options. Retail distribution includes Walmart and CVS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carpal AID: Drug-free carpal tunnel pain relief patch using patented negative-pressure technology to reduce pressure on the median nerve
• Migraine AID

Products and services

• Carpal AID Patch
• Migraine AID
• Carpal AID Patch Mirkle (size variant)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10M+ patches sold worldwide
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ossur: Ossur is a global orthopedic device company producing wrist braces and supports for carpal tunnel and repetitive strain. Comparable as a larger incumbent serving both consumer and clinical channels for wrist/hand orthopedic indications.
• Chattem (Icy Hot / Aspercreme, Sanofi Consumer Health): Chattem, owned by Sanofi, markets Icy Hot and Aspercreme as dominant OTC pain relief brands across patches, creams, and sprays. It competes directly for the same carpal-tunnel and muscle-pain consumer at Walmart, CVS, and Amazon with far larger marketing spend and broader SKU coverage.
• Beiersdorf (Hansaplast / Elastoplast): Beiersdorf's Hansaplast/Elastoplast is a global adhesive product brand with pain-relief and orthopedic support ranges. It is comparable as a large incumbent leveraging adhesive technology for pain and support applications across international retail.
• Enovis (DJO / Chattanooga): Enovis (formerly Colfax/DJO) manufactures orthopedic braces and supports, including wrist and carpal-tunnel products sold through medical and retail channels. It competes as a larger incumbent in the orthopedic-appliance category CarpalAID addresses.
• 3M (Futuro): 3M's Futuro brand is the leading OTC wrist and carpal-tunnel brace line in U.S. retail, including at Walmart and CVS where CarpalAID also distributes. Futuro represents the entrenched compression-brace alternative to CarpalAID's decompression patch.

Direct peers

• Performance Health (Biofreeze): Performance Health's Biofreeze is a leading topical pain relief brand sold through retail and professional (chiropractor, physical therapy) channels. It competes for the same D2C and professional-channel consumer seeking drug-free pain relief, and shares CarpalAID's drug-free positioning.
• KT Health (KT Tape): KT Health sells kinesiology tape and topical pain relief products targeted at athletes, gamers, and active users — segments that overlap with CarpalAID's manual-labor and active-user cohorts. Both compete as adhesive-format solutions for repetitive-strain pain.
• Haw Par Corporation (Tiger Balm): Tiger Balm is a heritage topical pain relief brand sold globally through retail and DTC. It is comparable to CarpalAID as a drug-forward topical pain patch targeting muscle, joint, and tension pain across overlapping retail channels.
• Mueller Sports Medicine: Mueller is a major OTC brand for wrist braces, athletic tape, and carpal-tunnel supports. It is the most direct substitute for CarpalAID's core use case, sold through the same sporting-goods, pharmacy, and mass-market channels at lower price points.
• Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical (Salonpas): Hisamitsu's Salonpas is the global leader in OTC topical pain relief patches, sold in the same retail pain-relief aisles as CarpalAID. Both companies monetize adhesive-patch formats for pain relief without ingestible drugs, addressing overlapping consumer use cases like muscle, joint, and back pain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCQrXS-aqrCbkilkSaEheMng
• Facebookfacebook.com/CarpalAID
• Instagraminstagram.com/carpalaid/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@carpalaid?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
• Xx.com/carpalaid

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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