Using a wheelchair comes with many challenges. One significant challenge is the transfer from bed to wheelchair and back again. It is incredibly difficult and usually requires a caregiver’s assistance. Just this one issue can affect a person’s life in so many ways.
Transferring from a bed to a wheelchair can be physically taxing for both the individual and the caregiver. While conventional patient transfer aids can help, they can do only so much. The task still requires a lot of heavy lifting on the part of the individual and their caregiver.
Beyond the hard work and need for assistance, wheelchair bed transfer can limit a person’s independence. Needing assistance to get in and out of bed can narrow your possibilities significantly.
But what if there was a newer transfer assistive system that could help people get from their beds to their wheelchairs and vice versa without the help of a caregiver?
With UpLyft™, this level of independence can be a reality for many patients.
A Better Wheelchair Transfer System
Conventional wheelchair transfer systems might help, but they don’t do enough. Most people with mobility challenges still need to exert great effort and require the help of a caregiver to get from their bed to their wheelchair.
UpLyft™ solves this problem with its’ self-transfer system that is operable by the person transferring. The medical device aids wheelchair bed transfer by moving over the individual and sliding its’ “curl panels” around them. It then lifts and transitions them to a sitting position. Once in the sitting position, it can move the patient to the wheelchair and gently place them in it.
The person transferring themselves manages every step of the process with simple controls on the device. However, while the user is in control of every step, UpLyft™does all the hard work. Along with transfer from bed to wheelchair, UpLyft™ can also help people get back in bed. It can also perform these operations in under two minutes.
While UpLyft™’s self-transfer feature is revolutionary in allowing people to regain their independence, the device’s dual controls also offer the option for “zero-lifting” assisted transfer. This allows in-home nurses, caregivers, and loved ones to transfer patients without requiring external physical force.
Beneficial to Patients
With getting in and out of bed being such an issue for those with mobility issues, it can be a hindrance as it concerns living a full life or having complete independence. UpLyft™ aims to help wheelchair users and people with limited mobility restore or maintain their independence. With better wheelchair transfer systems, we believe that goal is attainable.
A tool like UpLyft™ can be beneficial for patients with spinal cord injuries. However, there are so many more people who can be helped. This transfer assistive system helps patients with Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, paraplegia, quadriplegia, muscular dystrophy, and many other health conditions. It can also be a vital tool for surgical recovery or for seniors who wish to age at home.
Beneficial to Caregivers
Helping patients to and from a wheelchair or bed can also be an issue for healthcare workers. According to the CDC, hospital workers’ overexertion injury rate is more than double the national average. The lifting and transferring of patients are also identified as the greatest risk for overexertion injuries among healthcare workers.
The UpLyft™ system can alleviate the tiresome process of patient transfer between bed and wheelchair by requiring zero external physical force on the caregiver’s part. …It can also assist the healthcare industry in lowering costs associated with patient-transferring back injuries among healthcare workers, which currently amount to $20 billion annually in the United States. UpLyft™ can be used in hospitals, nursing homes, complex rehabilitation centers, as well as many other healthcare institutions.
Better wheelchair transfer systems can do so much to improve the lives of those who need wheelchairs. With UpLyft™ already on the market, that brighter future might not be that far away.
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