Summary:
Orbiter Med, launched in 2024, integrates Kalogon’s Advanced Pressure Management System with customizable, insurance-reimbursable postural support and now features expanded sizing (up to 27×27 inches) to better accommodate diverse wheelchair users’ needs.
Key Takeaways:
- Expanded Sizing: Orbiter Med now supports sizes up to 27×27 inches to serve a wider range of wheelchair users.
- Enhanced Design: Updates include a gluteal extension, improved weight capacity (up to 550 lbs.), and refined pelvic well contours for better comfort.
- Customization & Accessibility: The cushion maintains its adaptive support features and remains reimbursable by insurance, making it more accessible to users.
Kalogon, known for its smart seating solutions, announced its custom wheelchair cushion Orbiter Med will now be available in extended sizing. The new sizing options expand accessibility to a broader range of users who need improved support and pressure relief.
Launched in 2024, Orbiter Med combines Kalogon’s Advanced Pressure Management System (APMS) with the individualized postural support of a custom cushion reimbursable by insurance. Orbiter Med is now available in sizes up to 27 inches by 27 inches, ensuring that more wheelchair users—regardless of their body type—can benefit from Kalogon’s smart seating technology. This expanded sizing was developed in response to consumer feedback, aiming to serve a broader audience who experience difficulties with offloading and weight shifts.
“Our goal has always been to deliver adaptive seating solutions that solve direct problems for our customers,” says Tim Balz, CEO and co-founder of Kalogon. “Wheelchair users are diverse and have unique needs for a cushion, from postural support to skin protection. The first iteration of Orbiter Med has been a game changer for Medicare-coded cushions, and the introduction of expanded sizing is an important step toward serving a greater population.”
Kalogon adjusted Orbiter Med to provide extended sizing based on feedback from clinical advisors and customer requests. These improvements include offering a gluteal extension to the back of the cushion, optimal performance up to 550 lbs., and adjustments to the contours of the pelvic well for redundant tissue. These refinements ensure that Orbiter Med provides even greater comfort and functionality for users with specific postural and pressure relief needs. Orbiter Med still offers all the original cushion modifications, including variable sizes for medial, posterior lateral pelvic, lateral thigh, and residual limb supports.
Clinicians and seating specialists can order Orbiter Med by contacting Kalogon to be connected to their local representative at Kalogon.com.
