Detachable drive unit for assistant controlled manual wheelchairs.
A self-contained power unit designed to assist porters and nurses with the task of moving patients in unpowered wheelchairs is described. It can be quickly and easily clamped onto a wheelchair and used to provide assistance for negotiating ramps or long corridors. This paper describes the design and performance of the prototype.
Hall
R C
RC
West of Scotland Health Boards, Department of Clinical Physics and Bio-Engineering, Glasgow, UK.
Richardson
W
W
Nieman
M
M
D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*; D014910:Wheelchairs