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We have aimed at designing the best shower commode
wheeler on the market. It is designed for easy access, independence,
safety and on the caregiver
terms.
The inside width of the chair is 61 or 71 cm, but using a 5
cm high PU foam seat and 7 cm free space to the armrests
allows the body mass to fall down, instead of fading out to
the sides. The impossible "wide inside but small outside" is
obtained.
The footrest is always the weak point when it comes to
bariatric products. Normally the producer makes a short cut
here, by using a standard solution. We did not only design
the footrest to carry 100 kg each, we did more!
The footrest is also side/width adjustable, so access to
intimate hygiene is possible and people with the fat-tissue
placed on the inside of their leg can sit with legs apart
(up to 110 cm) and still have foot support. The brand new
footrest is even nicely covered with PU foam.
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One of the unique new features is a split toilet seat, a long
open hole: 44 cm and 22 cm at the widest point.
This to enable a correct use of the chair, it eases access for
caregivers and avoids incidents where material ends up in
places it wasn't meant to end up!
The ability for bariatric users to reach far back to reach the
armrest is usually not present. Therefore we have made
the armrests with a length of 64 cm and let it stick out
7 cm from the seat base, ready to welcome and support
the hands of mobile users. It enables the user to get into
the chair by him/herself. Another option is the butterfly
armrests. Butterfly armrests add more than 10 cm to the
seating width.
The space between backrest and seat has a clearance of 32
cm. This gives space for a possible bulbose gluteal region,
but also enables the caregivers to reach for the sling and
position the user better.
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