Device-to-Cloud Mobility Solution Wins IoT Breakthrough Award
The Device-to-Cloud Smart Wheelchair solution has been named "Public Safety Solution of The Year" in the 8th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards program.
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Reclaiming a Child’s Independence Through Power Mobility
Access to the right power mobility device greatly enhances children’s physical and emotional development by allowing them to actively explore their environment, according to this article by Sarah Murdoch, PT, DPT, ATP, and Alaena McCool, MS, OTR/L, CPAM.
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Sunrise Medical Opens New Nashville-Based Facility to Deliver Magic Mobility, Leckey, and QUICKIE Powered Wheelchairs
Sunrise Medical announces the production of Magic Mobility products out of its newly opened Nashville-based facility. Magic Mobility power wheelchairs will immediately be sold and supported by all Sunrise Medical Associates across the North American market.
LUCI and Sunrise Medical Enter Partnership
Officials at LUCI and Sunrise Medical announce their partnership, which will soon make LUCI’s smart wheelchair technology available to new users of the QUICKIE line of power wheelchairs.
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Wheelchair Repair is Common and Action is Needed, Kessler Opines in Study
Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury, 42% reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, and over 50% reported needing repairs within the last 6 months, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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Ready to Ride: Quantum Rehab’s Enhanced 4Front 2
Quantum Rehab launches the 4Front 2 Power Chair, featuring enhancements to the 4Front in response to consumers, ATPs, and clinicians.
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MLB Fan Battling ALS Receives a Customized Power Wheelchair During Lou Gehrig Day
In partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates, LiveLikeLou, and Phi Delta Theta, the Permobil Foundation gave a surprised fan a team-branded, custom Permobil power wheelchair at the Pirates home game on June 3.
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J4 HD: The Newest in Single Power HD from Quantum
Quantum Rehab’s new J4 HD Power Chair is now available, offering a 400-pound weight capacity and optional Q4 HD Power Tilt. This chair is coded Group 2 Single Power HD, K0837.
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Is Your Wheelchair Smart? LUCI Shows the Way
LUCI is a smart wheelchair technology designed to help users avoid collisions and tip-overs while operating their wheelchair. How does it do that, and is your wheelchair smart? Find out more about LUCI here.
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New Ultra Narrow QUICKIE Q300 M Mini Features a Small Turning Radius
Sunrise Medical, Fresno, Calif, introduces the QUICKIE Q300 M Mini power wheelchair, designed with an ultra-narrow base for easy maneuverability.
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A Holistic Approach to Complex Rehab
The best mobility solutions don’t come from hardware. They come from understanding the person who uses it, according to Colleen Gillette Smith, PT, DPT, ATP, in the January/February 2021 issue of Rehab Management.
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Now Available: Convaid Replacement Parts Lists
To better serve its customers and improve its business processes when replacement parts for Convaid products are ordered, the company has created new parts lists that feature order numbers for replacement part kits.
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LUCI Gains Kudos from TIME and Popular Science Mags
LUCI, a hardware and software platform that uses stereo vision, infrared, ultrasonic, and radar to enable power wheelchairs to “see” their environment, was recently named one of Time Magazine’s best inventions of 2020, as well as one of the greatest innovations of 2020 in the Popular Science Best of What’s New 2020 list.
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Permobil to Provide LUCI to Veterans
In a new agreement, Permobil will deliver clinical education, installation, and sales support for LUCI within Veterans Affairs’ clinics, the company announces.
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Solid vs Upholstered Wheelchair Backs Put to the Test
Fifty adults living with complete spinal cord injury compared wheelchair back supports and noted 5 key advantages among the winner.
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Numotion and LUCI Sign National Distribution Agreement
Numotion and LUCI announce a signed national distribution agreement that will make smart wheelchair technology directly available to power wheelchair riders. Through the agreement, Numotion becomes reportedly the first US partner for LUCI’s hardware/software product, which attaches to power wheelchairs to provide security, stability and connectivity.
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What the Best Wheelchair Configurations Should Have
When sizing and configuration for complex rehab are done right, success takes care of itself, write Erin Michael, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS, and Karli Stager, PT, DPT, ATP, in this Rehab Management feature.
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Consumer Feedback Sparks New Quantum Stretto Commercial
A new commercial for the Quantum Stretto power chair, which recently began airing nationwide, was inspired as a result of consumer feedback received during Quantum focus groups of power chair users.
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