Obesity - assistive products
Assistive products that can stand up to a user weight of more than 150 kg.
The product groups listed below includes products with
user weight, max greater than or equal to
150.
Be aware that not all products with
user weight, max greater than or equal to 150 kg are suitable for obese people since other specifications as e.g. seat width can be crucial.
More informationChairs with electric function for massaging the body.
Furniture stimulating the sensory nervous system for improving body consciousness and calming anxiety, including rocking chairs, ball chairs and sensory stimulating mattresses.
Cushions made of PUR (polyurethane) foam. E.g. HR PUR foam (High Resilience polyurethane foam), CM HR PUR foam (Combustion Modified High Resilience polyurethane foam) or viscoelastic PUR foam (temperature sensitive polyurethane foam).
Cushions made of foamed natural rubber.
Cushions made of synthetic- or latex material, which can be filled with air or air cells. Included are air cushions divided into sections and cushions with a combination of air and e.g. foam.
Cushions made of synthetic or latex material, which can be filled with air and used together with a motor, which provide a continuously changing pressure in the cushion. Included are dynamic air cushions divided into sections and dynamic combination cushions of air and e.g. foam.
Cushions filled with viscous gel, including cushions with a combination of viscous gel and e.g. foam.
Cushions filled with easy flowing gel, including cushions with a combination of easy flowing gel and e.g. foam.
Cushions with water embedded in a cell of plastic or rubber material. May be fitted in a foam or air compartement.
E.g. honeycomb cushions and cushions made of animal hair or hay and chaff.
E.g. wedge shaped cushions, arthrosesis cushions, and ring shaped cushions.
Mattresses made of PUR (polyurethane) foam. E.g. HR PUR foam (High Resilience polyurethane foam), CM HR PUR foam (Combustion Modified High Resilience polyurethane foam) or viscoelastic PUR foam (temperature sensitive polyurethane foam).
Mattresses made of synthetic- or latex material, which can be filled with air. Included are combination mattresses of air and e.g. foam and air mattresses divided into sections.
Mattresses made of synthetic or latex material, which can be filled with air and used together with a power unit, which provide a continuously changing pressure in the mattress where parts of the body periodically are entirely relieved from pressure. Included are dynamic combination mattresses of air and e.g. foam and dynamic air mattresses divided into sections.
Mattresses with water embedded in cells of plastic or rubber material. Included are pressure-sore preventing combination mattresses of water and e.g. foam and water mattresses divided into sections.
Other mattresses apart from foam mattresses, air mattresses and water mattresses.
Supplementary mattresses to be placed on top of a mattress. Including overlay mattresses with synthetic foam and with foamed natural rubber.
Supplementary mattresses to be placed on top of a mattress. Including overlay mattresses made of synthetic- or latex material, which can be filled with air.
Supplementary mattresses to be placed on top of a mattress. Including overlay mattresses made of synthetic or latex material, which can be filled with air and used together with a power unit, which provide a continuously changing pressure in the mattress.
Supplementary mattresses to be placed on top of a mattress. Including overlay mattresses made of other material than foam or air.
Stationary cycle with a saddle for exercising legs and cardio.
Stationary equipment for providing support to a person training to improve a gait pattern.
Equipment to stand or sit on for training balance.
Equipment for supporting a person in the correct position to facilitate therapy and treatment.
Platforms for positioning and supporting a person while progressively moving him/her from a lying position to an upright position.
E.g. sanichairs, toilet wheelchairs, commode chairs also used for showering.
Toilets that may be for wall mounting, height adjustment, or with a special height.
Toilets with built-in douche and possibly air dryers.
Devices attached to the toilet bowl or toilet chair for a person to sit on.
Raised toilet seats (separate) standing on floor, where the seat can easily be removed from the toilet bowl
Raised toilet seats (loose attachments) placed directly on the toilet bowl/toilet seat.
Raised toilet seats without arm supports. Permanently fixed on a toilet bowl to increase the height of the seat. Replaces an existing toilet seat.
Raised toilet seats with arm supports. Permanently fixed on a toilet bowl to increase the height of the seat. Replaces an existing toilet seat.
Toilet seats that have a built-in lifting mechanism.
Free-standing frames with two armrests.
Devices attached to a toilet to provide a water spray with or without air blowing afterwards.
Seats without back support placed on the rim across the bathtub.
Seats hung from the rim of or placed in the bathtub. Included are e.g., bath seats with or without backrest.
Shower stools and shower benches without optional back support and arm supports. Without handgrips.
Shower stools and shower benches with optional back support and arm supports. May have handgrips.
Shower chairs without castors and with an integrated back support. May have arm supports.
Shower chairs with manoeuvring wheels.
Seats for mounting on the wall or to the floor in bathrooms. May be hinged, may be equipped with a back support, arm support and supporting legs.
Trolleys, whereupon a person can lie and be douched. The trolleys are free-standing and have castors.
Wall-mounted beds with an outlet, where a person can lie and be douched.
Free-standing tables whereupon a person can get dressed and perhaps washed.
Wall-mounted tables whereupon a person can get dressed and perhaps washed.
Also known as baths. Included are, e.g. portable and folding bathtubs.
Walking sticks without a forearm support, a single shaft, and one tip (ferrule).
Walking aids with vertical elbow support, one shaft and one tip.
Walking aids that have axilla support, shaft, handgrip and tip.
Walking aids which have a handgrip, shaft and three or more tips.
Frames which a person lifts to move. With hand grips, without forearm support and with either four tips or two tips and two castors.
Walking aids which can be moved by pushing or pulling, and have hand grips and three or more wheels.
Walking aids with wheels and tips and a supporting table or forearm support.
Seats with both back rest and seating surface intended for use in cars or powered wheelchairs.
Seats which are part of a car seat-module system, where the back rest and seating surface are sold separately to provide flexiblity in the construction of a complete seat.
Three-wheeled mopeds and motorcycles with special features for persons with disability.
Cycles with three or more wheels for one propelling person, pedal propelled.
Hand-propelled cycles with three or four wheels.
Wheelchairs designed to be propelled and steered by the occupant, by pushing with both hands, on the wheels or on the handrims of the wheels.
Manual wheelchairs with tilt-in-space to be manoeuvered primarily by an attendant.
Manual wheelchairs without tilt-in-space to be manoeuvered primarily by an attendant.
Wheelchairs powered by electricity, with control of direction (steering) by mechanically changing the orientation of the pivot drive wheel(s) without powered assistance.
Electrically powered wheelchairs activated with an electronic controller by the occupant.
Electrically powered wheelchairs manoeuvred by an assistant with an electronic controller or a remote controller.
Wheeled devices on which a person lies or sits and moves by pushing on the floor with the arms or legs.
Manually propelled mobile platforms.
Sliding products used for sliding in sitting position between e.g. wheelchair and bed.
Sliding products used for sliding a person in lying position between two lying surfaces.
Sliding products that glide one way and locks the other way.
Cushions, gloves, and small underlays with low friction capacity. Length/diameter max. 80 cm.
Sheets and underlays in flexible materials with low friction. Length above 80 cm.
Fabric sold by the metre, cut as required for repositioning use.
Sliding and turning products with powered actuating mechanism.
Including only accessories intended for use together with several different sliding and turning product series.
Devices to assist a person in a standing or near-standing position to make a rotating movement where the feet are placed on the device when moving.
Devices to support a person rising from a sitting or lying position (e.g. from a bed or chair).
Belts which are intended to support a person during transfer. One or more handles are attached to the belts and used when transferring.
Devices for moving a person from one place to another carried by one or more assistants.
Devices for moving a standing person a short horizontal distance.
Transfer equipment for lifting a person from the floor to e.g. a bed or to a sitting position wherefrom standing up may be possible.
Equipment for transferring by lifting and freely moving a person in a sitting, near-sitting and semi-lying position; the body support unit consists of slings.
Equipment for transferring and repositioning a person from a sitting position into an upright standing position; the equipment can be moved around freely; the body support consists of slings, a foot support and leg or knee support.
Equipment for transferring by lifting and freely moving a person in a sitting position; the body support unit consists of a solid seat, a spade seat or equivalent.
Equipment for transferring by lifting and freely moving a person in a lying position; the body support unit is vertically adjustable but not horizontally revolving.
Equipment for transferring by lifting and moving a person in a specific location.
Equipment for transferring by lifting and moving a person freely or in an area limited by the system.
Trunk covering slings with or without head support.
Slings covering pelvis and the lower back.
Trunk covering slings with split leg support specially designed for toileting. With or without head support.
Slings covering pelvis and the lower back. With split leg support specially designed for toileting.
Trunk covering slings specially designed for persons with amputated leg(s). With or without head support.
Slings covering pelvis and the lower back, specially designed for persons with amputated leg(s).
Slings that consist of two or three straps used together.
Slings that consist of one or two straps used with a standing mobile hoist.
Lifting vests fastened around the the trunk for lifting. With or without crotch straps.
Slings or straps fastened around the crotch.
Body-support units where the user is standing or sitting on a platform which is suspended to the hoist by means of a rack.
Stretchers for horizontal lifting constructed as a solid frame with straps, as sheets with spreader bars or a solid stretcher.
Spreader bars constructed with solid supports/grabs. To be placed at each side of the chest.
Chairs with or without a special mechanism to assist a person to stand or sit etc.
Seats with one or more legs without a back; may have the option of an add-on back.
Seats with one or more legs that provide support for a person remaining in a standing or near-standing position. Maximum height of more than 60 cm. With or without a back rest. With or without castors.
Comfortable chairs for general use. Included are, e.g. lounge chairs with a special mechanism to assist a person to stand or sit.
Chairs that meet the specific seating requirements of a person, e.g. high chairs for children, sitting bags, floor seats.
Seating systems based on a framework to which can be attached selected seat modules, the position of which can then be adjusted to achieve a particular seat configuration. Included are, e.g. chairs assembled from separate elements.
Seat cushions with a mechanism that can lift a person up to enable him or her to transfer from a sitting to a standing position; the mechanism may also support the descent of a person while sitting.
Beds with special features such as fixed handrail or fixed supports. Included are, e.g. high beds.
Beds with one or more sections of the mattress support platform that can be adjusted in height or angle; adjustments are performed by an electric mechanisme operated by the occupant or by an assistant.
Height adjustable undercarriages on which a standard bed can be mounted, thus serving as a height adjustable bed.
Lifting devices that have a seat unit attached to one or more rails and that follow the shape and angle of the staircase.
Including stepping stools.
Indoor and outdoor structures constructed for play, usually by children, without fixed rules.