Comfort Company
Embrace
Available in a range of heights and widths to
accommodate children and young adults, the
Embrace back — HCPCS coded E2613/E2614 or
E2617 — features a thick Visco topper layer that
provides extra comfort and support by contouring
to the user’s body. Laterals can be adjusted
for width up to a total of 2". Compass hardware
allows for back adjustments without transferring
the user or losing seat depth. Available in
heights from 12" to 22".
Medline Industries, Inc.
Excel XW
This extra-wide manual
chair features Microban
antimicrobial
protection built
into all major
contact surfaces,
including upholstery,
pushrims,
tires and painted
frame. The Excel XW
also has arm pads that adjust
between desk- and full-length positions
at the push of a button, a seat size that’s 22" wide x 18" deep, a
weight capacity of 500 lbs. and a detachable, elevating footrest.
Invacare
Matrx MX1 Back
This new back was created for active users
who demand peak performance as well as
good looks. Lightweight (at approximately 2
lbs. including hardware), the Matrx MX1 offers
a full range of anterior and posterior angle
adjustments and includes a rigidizer mounting
system that leaves the back canes completely
free of hardware. Available in sizes 14" to 18" wide and 9", 12" and 16" high.
Metalcraft Industries, Inc.
CB2000
Designed to benefit any wheelchair user who
needs a contoured back, the CB2000 features
a high-strength, vinyl-covered aluminum shell
with HR70 foam. Fully adjustable mounting
hardware enables changes in width, depth and
angle. The back weighs 4 to 7 lbs., features a
250-lb. weight capacity, and includes a Spandex/neoprene cover.
Supracor Inc.
Stimulite Tension-Adjustable Back
This new tension-adjustable back brings the
air-circulation and moisture-evaporation
advantages of Stimulite honeycomb to users of
rigid and folding wheelchairs. Adjustable Velcro
straps ensure a custom fit and can accommodate
kyphosis or posterior pelvic tilt. Stimulite
honeycomb is naturally antimicrobial, helps to
equalize pressure and stimulates blood flow.
Comfort Company
Premier Comfort
It’s affordably priced for cash-pay customers, but The Comfort Company’s
new Premier Comfort line offers in-demand qualities, such as seat
cushions with visco memory
foam, molded contoured
foam, and gel packs. The line
also includes a visco memory
foam backrest, a molded lumbar
support pad, a toilet seat
riser cushion, and an EZ Tray
for wheelchairs and walkers.
Products include attractive,
ready-to-sell retail packaging
perfect for display.
Icon Wheelchairs
Icon A1
The flagship of this newly launched company, the
Icon A1 is an ultralightweight manual chair with
adjustability — seat angle, seat depth, seat width
— that can be literally dialed in as the consumer
sits in the chair. That adjustability, according to
Icon Wheelchairs officials, enables the company
to provide a customized fit without having to
custom build each chair...which can reduce time
between order and shipment.
Troy Technologies, Inc.
Pioneering Spirit Travel Chair
Folding to about the size of
a golf bag, this travel chair
is designed to be easily
stored in car trunks or
overhead storage bins
in airplanes, trains or
buses. It weighs 23 lbs.
and features adjustable
swingaway footplates.
The chair can be customized using
different seat and back fabrics, including
fabrics for selected professional basketball and football teams.
LMN Builder
Product justifications for
VARILITE seat cushions and
backs are now available on
LMNbuilder.com. LMN Builder
is a free tool that helps clinicians
to write letters of medical
necessity for a wide range
of complex rehab technology
products. VARILITE’s offerings
include skin protection and
positioning cushions such as
the Meridian line (pictured).
Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
Chariot
Transporting a wheelchair
or scooter is no
longer a job just for bigger
cars and trucks. The
Chariot features an independent
suspension and
swivel wheels, enabling
a small- or mid-sized car
to tow a mobility device
weighing up to 350 lbs.
EquaPressure
EquaGel Cushions
Seat cushions are made of dry-polymer gel that feels soft and rubbery
to the touch, but is designed to off er high tensile and compression
strength. “Column buckling” feature enables a wall to buckle when
it can no longer support its pre-engineered load, thus passing the
weight to surrounding walls for support until the maximum surface
area of pressing weight
is evenly supported
and largely equalized,
the manufacturer says.
Disposable, waterproof
covers are available.
Sunrise Medical
JAY GO Back
With 1.25" of extra-soft foam and a four-way
stretch cover for superior comfort, the JAY GO
is made to be comfortable and easy to use. A
tension-adjustable strap system makes installation
quick and easy, while also allowing for
customized shaping of the backrest. A waterresistant
Dartex cover repels moisture, is easy to
clean and provides excellent protection for the
inner foam.
Sunrise Medical
Quickie QM-710
This fully featured Group 3 power chair includes a high-performance
base, SpiderTrac Suspension, mid-wheel drive for intuitive handling
and Linix 4-pole motors. The Quickie QM-710 is
available in three models: BC (ASAP II rehab seat
without powered seating);
SC (ASAP II or recline rehab
seat with power tilt or recline);
and MPC (recline rehab seat with
power tilt and recline). The
QM-710 has a 9" seat elevator,
power centermount and
swingaway legrests.
Freedom Mobility
Freedom 6x6
This six-wheeled, all-wheel
drive power wheelchair has
an overall length of 44" and
an overall width of 29.5", but
turns 360° from a stationary
position. Standard seat
features cordura fabric with
foam cushion, manual recline
backrest, adjustable armrest
and lumbar support. Designed
to handle a wide range of
rough terrains, including sand,
snow and wooded trails.
Bodypoint, Inc.
Evoflex Padded Hip Belt
Here’s a hip belt that stays just where its user needs
it! A patent-pending design enables the Evoflex Hip
Belt to remain in place, regardless of how active
the user is. It can be installed on most styles of
wheelchairs thanks to a variety of mounting options
and low-profile fasteners that can fit into even the
tightest spots. The stiff ened end straps hold their
position without twisting or falling into the wheels,
and the belt straps can also pivot forward and
backward to facilitate transfers.