Summary
Sunrise Medical introduces the Quickie QS5 X, a lightweight, folding wheelchair featuring innovative design elements for energy-efficient folding, enhanced rider performance, and enhanced portability.
Key Takeaways
- Energy-Efficient Folding: The QS5 X FreeFold design offers over 40% energy savings, with a no-charge fold-n-lock feature that secures the chair for transport.
- Lightweight & Durable: Weighing as little as 16 lbs., the chair’s advanced materials and manufacturing techniques ensure strength, rigidity, and easy handling.
- Customizable & User-Friendly: Adjustable frame options, integrated LED lights, and a 3D Visualizer for personalized configuration enhance usability and aesthetic appeal.
Sunrise Medical is introducing the Quickie QS5 X, a lightweight folding wheelchair designed to fold smoothly and effortlessly.
With the innovative QS5 X freefold design, users can enjoy over 40% energy savings with every fold. The optional, no-charge fold-n-lock feature conveniently keeps the chair securely folded with a simple click. There is no need to hold it closed while lifting or storing. The folded chair stands solidly on the ground while folded—a real benefit for transporting.
At a low weight of 16 lbs. for the fixed-front and 16.5 lbs. for the swing-away frame, the company says it is the lightest aluminum box frame wheelchair on the market, making it easy to lift, handle, and transport. The combination of various proprietary manufacturing processes and technologies signature to Sunrise Medical – such as specially heat-treated 7000 series aluminum, ovalized tubes, and forged parts, to name a few – all result in creating enhanced strength, rigidity, and extra responsiveness for the QS5 X frames. According to the company, this allows for a more efficient energy transfer from the rider to the wheels, enabling longer rides with less fatigue.
The QS5 X also offers rider feedback options available such as touch points on the caster link for gripping during transport; patented caster links that ensure the QS5 X always tracks straight; and stylish LED lights that are seamlessly integrated into the design.
Whether a beginner or an experienced wheelchair rider, the QS5 X is designed to offer ultimate adjustability with multiple frame angles, two frame versions (swing-away or fixed- front), and various clinically critical components. With its stylish and sophisticated design yet robust box frame construction that exceeds industry standards, the QS5 X empowers the rider to ‘live without limits.’
The 3D Visualizer allows riders to configure their QS5 X on the website. This tool is extremely valuable during the evaluation process because it helps everyone on the team get a better understanding of exactly what a specific feature or option looks like. Not to mention ensuring the rider knows how the chair will look aesthetically. A new feature of the Visualizer is it provides an estimated weight and includes a photo in addition to saving the specifications in a PDF.
“Transportation is crucial for wheelchair riders,” says Bernd Krebs, CTO at Sunrise Medical. “Being able to easily load and unload their wheelchairs means maintaining or regaining their independence, and we strive to protect their strained shoulders. This is why we are constantly pushing the limits of technology to reduce any product weight wherever possible while increasing the rider’s energy efficiency. This allows the QS5 X to fold, unfold, and roll smoothly with the least energy required from the riders. We have applied the latest material science with the highly innovative FreeFold cross brace design to QS5 X, which makes it a game changer for anyone who values independence, performance, and ease of use.”
To find out more, visit www.SunriseMedical.com/QS5X
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