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The collaboration will contribute to the sustainability of the socio-sports wheelchair basketball school of the Real Madrid Click here to read the full ...
Even before Zachary was born nearly 11 years ago, his parents Sherry and Jason knew that he was going to be a special boy – and a wonderful sibling to a twin sister! Zachary was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, both of which were diagnosed while in utero. As with many children in the hydrocephalus community, most parents have never heard of the condition, nor understand how it ...
Through the De Novo classification process, the FDA established a new Class II device classification and clarified that UV products intended to reduce microbial load on non-porous, non-critical medical device surfaces (such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, IV poles and other medical devices common in patient rooms and operating rooms) now require FDA authorization before they can ...
IN ONE OF the mammoth brick buildings in the Millyard, engineers at Mobius Mobility work on stair-climbing wheelchairs and roving robots that deliver packages. Down a long hallway, the smell of paint and the buzz of power tools fill the air at one of inventor Dean Kamen’s other projects. ...
From the hospital bed in clinical rehabilitation, to outpatient therapy, e.g. in a wheelchair, to aftercare, CUREO® can be used trans-sectorally. Thanks to its mobile use, CUREO® enables new aftercare concepts for patients and a sustainable quality of care. ...
Mammograms can be performed while the patient is sitting in a wheelchair. However, some women may perceive this difficulty to the point of giving up carrying out their mammographic checks regularly. Increasingly accessible screenings and mammography examinations in case of motor disability To overcome the problem, the clinic or hospital should acquire the latest generation ...
Blackrock’s MoveAgain BCI system is comprised of an array which, when implanted in the brain, has demonstrated in scientific studies that it can read, analyze, and translate neuronal activity into commands that are relayed to output devices, such as a wheelchair. With the decoding of these signals, Blackrock aims to improve the mobility, independence, and quality of life ...
CUREO offers transsectional use - from hospital beds in clinical rehabilitation settings, to outpatient therapy, e.g. in a wheelchair, and aftercare. CUREO’s mobile features offer new aftercare concepts for patients and a sustainable quality of care. ...
An important feature is a unique hook enabling the bag to hang within easy reach on ambulance cot rails, hospital beds, and wheelchairs, or it can be attached to a patient’s clothes to ensure no personal items like jewelry, cellphones, eyeglasses, etc. are left behind in your medic unit in the pre-dawn hours. ...
They offer greater mobility and independence; the ability to more easily perform daily activities like getting dressed, bathing and transferring from a wheelchair; lower risk of infections, pneumonia, collapsed lungs, airway injuries and diaphragm atrophy; reduced hospital admissions; improved breathing, speech, eating, drinking, hearing and sleeping; and the elimination of ...
Ataxia UK is the leading charity in the United Kingdom for people affected by ataxia - an umbrella term for a group of neurological disorders that target the nervous system and affect balance, coordination and speech. FARA (Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance) is a non-profit organisation in the US, dedicated to supporting research into treatments and cures for Friedreich’s ataxia, ...
Since 1998, I have spent all my waking hours in a wheelchair – unable to move my legs, arms, hands, fingers or my neck. ...
New legislation and increased reimbursement limits have opened the way for people with disabilities to get better wheelchairs and other medical devices, which has boosted demand. Visitors were also very interested in more demanding solutions such as additional drives for wheelchairs or modifications of vehicles for manual driving, or to facilitate the car ...
Restoring elbow extension improved their ability to propel their wheelchair and to transfer into bed or a car. They can now perform everyday tasks independently such as feeding themselves, brushing teeth and hair, putting on make-up, writing, handling money and credit cards, and using tools and electronic devices. ...
” Blue Chip Medical Products manufactures a full line of therapeutic specialty medical mattresses, mattress overlays, wheelchair seating & positioning products, hospital & institutional patient safety products, and patient room accessories. ...
You can see how a nurse easily evacuates a bedridden patient and a wheelchair user in these moving images. The models in these photos are Fleur, Jan & Bob. ...
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“For example, with a spinal cord injury, a person in a wheelchair might not have the sensation of how full the bladder is and may have to catheterize themselves several times a day. ...
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” Daimer®’s KleenJet® Mega 1000CVP - ATIS® versatile multipurpose steam cleaner offers unmatched cleaning power by injecting high temperature steam and strong vapor flow along bed rails, furniture, bathroom fixtures, walls, floors, counters, operating tables, wheelchairs, restrooms, clean rooms, and virtually unlimited surfaces. The Super-Hot vapor steam ...
Charlie McIntyre, information technology director, who volunteered in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake, as well as in Jamaica where he cooked meals and built wheelchairs for impoverished citizens. Tina Moser, senior business analyst, whose efforts in the American Cancer Society's (ACS) Relay for Life (RFL) has raised almost $50,000 for the organization. ...
“Diamond Cab is the first branded, high-quality taxi service in Hong Kong specially tailored for wheelchair users–and the only taxis which are wheelchair accessible,” SVhk founder Francis Ngai tells Fast Company. ...