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TRY the TriPod™ LT…
Freedom Designs’ newly designed mid wheel drive wheelchairs features:
- Mid
wheel or “drive” wheel
position which allows for the hand to naturally fall
into place.
- Large wheel located on the center frame allow
for a much tighter turning radius.
- Conventional casters
in front with a trailing caster that acts as a rolling anti-tipper.
- A
tilting frame allows the user or caregiver to maneuver efficiently
over small objects & low curbs.
- Tubing allows for the use
of conventional hardware & seating
or the standard seat pan allows for easy attachment and
removal of the seat cushion.
- Transport option availability / WC 19 Crash
Test Approved.
Consider
the Possibilities...
Adrienne
Bergen, PT/ATP:
MED Rehab Network Consultant
”Many children find it difficult or impossible to push themselves
in a traditional manual wheelchair. This can be secondary to weakness,
postural or range of motion limitations, or cognitive deficits.
Placing the “drive” wheel under or in front of the
shoulder where the hand naturally falls, also places it in the
child’s visual field. This is almost impossible with traditional
rear wheel drive manual wheelchairs. Front wheel drive manual
wheelchairs may work well for the wheelchair rider, but are extremely
difficult (nearly impossible) to maneuver outdoors over uneven
ground or up and down curbs & steps. A mid wheel drive manual
chair designed to place the wheel for easy approach by the wheelchair
rider & allow the user or caregiver to tilt the chair back
for curbs would be a DREAM CHAIR for most children who use wheelchairs.”
Pam Estler, PT/ATP:
"
We serve extremely involved children at a facility where most are on vents and
G-tubes. One little boy was in a Kid Kart loaner as we were waiting for maturation
to see what he might end up physically doing. He had just started sitting independently
at the age of approximately 2 years old. We heard about the TriPod™ at
last years Medtrade show, and Charlie from Custom Mobility made arrangements
for us to borrow the prototype to try for this client. We
had to tilt
his
seating
system
a
few degrees back on the frame to get more trunk stability, but because of the
position of the
front wheels & how light & responsive the frame to his hands were, "J.A." was
able to start moving the chair immediately!"
"
Initially it was just a front to back rocking motion, but by the end of 4-5 days,
he was moving it purposefully in a straight line. The physician & medical
staff did not realize that J.A. had the cognitive ability to propel a wheelchair.
The set-up of the TriPod offered an opportunity for a child to move & to
learn that no other set-up could provide. It was very EXCITING & MEANINGFUL
for us. You can never assume anything until you give it a try... & the TriPod
offers that chance!"
TriPod™ LT-
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