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.
West of Scotland Health Boards, Department of Clinical Physics and Bio-Engineering, Glasgow, UK.
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D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004867:Equipment Design; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000379:methods*; D014910:Wheelchairs