Transferring Made Easier
By Special Living Magazine, pp. 22-29Publication Date: Winter 2007
Article discusses products to aid in transferring from a wheelchair to other areas such as a bed or bathtub. Descriptions of transfer boards for moving to a bed or toilet include the Beasy Board, featuring tapered sides and a round swiveling disc on top. Overhead ceiling lifts for lowering a person into bed, a bathtub, or a wheelchair discussed include Surehands lift and care systems and Guldmann ceiling-mounted lifts. Overhead lifts ride on a ceiling track and can transport a person from one room to another. Electric bath lifts are remote-control battery-operated devices that lower and raise users into the bathtub; one model discussed is the Beluga, which features a reclining backrest. For people with slight mobility problems, the Super Pole is described, an 8-foot pole positioned next to the bed which can be fitted with accessories such as a trapeze bar and a bedside tray. Portable light-weight patient lifts described include the Likolight, made of aircraft aluminum, which folds down completely for easy transport. Pool lifts for transfer into a swimming pool or whirlpool spa discussed include models made by Aquatic Access Inc. which are powered by ordinary water pressure.
Assistive Products Discussed: SUPERPOLE & SUPERPOLE BARIATRIC
BEASYGLYDER 32
GULDMANN DH 2000 CEILING MOUNTED HOIST
BEASYTRANS EASY TRANSFER SYSTEM (ETS) & BEASY II EASY TRANSFER SYSTEM (ETS)
SUREHANDS WHEELCHAIR-TO-WATER POOL LIFT
SUREHANDS HYDRAULIC WHEELCHAIR-TO-WATER POOL LIFT
SUREHANDS 2000 SERIES TRACK-TO-TRACK SYSTEM
SUREHANDS 5002 MOBILE LIFTER WITH INTEGRATED WEIGHING SCALE
SUREHANDS 5001 MOBILE LIFTER
AQUATEC BELUGA BATH LIFT
SUPERPOLE PARALLEL BAR SYSTEM
SUPERPOLE TRAVELER
SUPERPOLE F.R.S.
AQUATIC ACCESS LIFT (MODEL IGAT-180)
AQUATIC ACCESS LIFT(MODEL IGAT-180/135)
AQUATIC ACCESS LIFT (MODEL IGAT-180AD)
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