Sunrise Medical
Quickie QM-7 Enhancements
Sunrise Medical’s popular mid-wheeldrive
QM-7 power chair has a series of
enhancements aimed at optimizing
and fine-tuning its performance for
every user’s particular needs. SureTrac
Encoder Motor Technology (pictured)
automatically corrects small deviations in
its user’s driving, resulting in a straighter
ride that requires fewer input corrections
and overall, a more comfortable ride. SureTrac’s
self-compensating drive control accounts for resistance
at each of the QM-7’s wheels and sends appropriate amperage
to each motor. That acts to neutralize different terrains such as
carpet, hardwood floors and slopes. The QM-7 also is compatible
with an array of electronics options, including PG Drives’ joystick with
built-in Bluetooth and infrared controls; an Advanced Ctrl+5 toggles
and buttons (also pictured, to conveniently access up to five seating
functions, and with a handy USB port that can charge mobile devices)
and Switch-It’s Dual Pro proportional head array.
Permobil
M3 Corpus
Permobil fans might have seen this
coming when the manufacturer’s
front-wheel-drive F3 and F5 power
bases launched last year, and at the
International Seating Symposium in
March, the company made its new
mid-wheel-drive power base official.
The M3 has some familiar characteristics
to those who know the F3/F5
series, but the new arrival has plenty
more to boast about. Consider the
added stability via a unique suspension
geometry and linear spring design,
plus a patent-pending FlexLink suspension
for advanced vibration reduction. These additions enable the M3 to
achieve full suspension at any seat elevation (up to 12" of elevation available
as an option). When the seat is elevated, the seating system moves
rearward 3.5" to optimize the M3’s stability — and the M3 can drive up
to 3.2 mph at that 12" elevated height. The Corpus seating system also
offers 0-50° posterior tilt and options of 5°, 10° or 20° of anterior tilt to
promote what Permobil is calling the Active Reach positions that can
facilitate activities and transfers. The M3 Corpus has a 300-lb. weight
capacity, a maximum speed of 6 mph, seat-to-floor heights starting at
17.5", and 85-120° (manual) or 85-180° (power) recline.
Amysystems
Alltrack Series
The most recent Alltrack Series offers
outstanding quality and balanced performance,
but with lighter components and a
sleeker look. Each component is designed,
engineered, produced and distributed from
Amysystems’ new local facility, leaving no
room for discrepancies on the final product.
Using higher-grade components results
in lower overall service costs. The Alltrack
platform has an innovative core technology
that enhances stability, maneuverability and
comfort for the user. It’s available in multiple
configurations, all with 6-wheel interactive
suspension and additional seat suspension.
Permobil
M3
Permobil’s new mid-wheel-drive power
base, launching at ISS, will feel familiar to
those who know the manufacturer’s front-wheel-drive F3 and F5. The M3 offers 50° of
posterior tilt that’s twice as fast as its predecessor,
and has 12" of seat elevation that’s 50
percent faster. But the M3 also offers anterior
tilt to facilitate a critical function that
Permobil calls Active Reach, used in everyday
situations ranging from leaning forward
during mealtimes to facilitating transfers.
Consumers who like the maneuverability of
mid-wheel drive can now enjoy even greater
positioning options.
Quantum Rehab
TRU-Balance 3 with iLevel
Consumer and clinician inspired,
TRU-Balance 3 power positioning systems
are designed to provide the ultimate in
complex rehab seating and ADL functionality,
including iLevel elevation with Extra
Stability Technology on the Q6 Edge 2.0,
Q6 Edge Z and Q6 Edge HD power bases.
Featuring modular tilt, recline, elevation and
an articulating foot platform, TRU-Balance
3 offers easy tailoring of seat depth, width,
back height, multi-axis armrests and center-of-gravity adjustment.
Sunrise Medical
SureTrac
SureTrac Encoder Motor
Technology is a new option for
QM-7 mid-wheel-drive power
chairs. SureTrac autocorrects
small deviations in driving
to create a more intuitive,
straighter ride with few input
corrections. SureTrac is ideal for
drivers using proportional or
specialty controls. The system
reacts to resistance at each
wheel and sends motor-appropriate
amperage to neutralize
the impact of different surfaces.
Amysystems
Custom Standing Option
Amysystems’ power positioning and seating
options range from power tilt to power recline
with shear reduction, power elevating seat,
elevating and articulating legrests or foot
platforms. In addition, Amysystems engineers
are capable of customizing options such as
anterior tilt and standing on an as-needed
basis. The company offers aftermarket seating & positioning systems as well as its own Alltrack
series of power wheelchairs in mid-wheel and
rear-wheel drive, plus pediatric (Series P) and
heavy-duty options — the latter has a standard
client weight capacity of 550 lbs.
Pride Mobility Products
Go-Chair
Consumers looking for a retail power chair want it all: affordability, plenty
of features and functions, the ability to perform to high standards, and
easy transportability. Pride’s new Go-Chair is aimed right at that customer
demographic. It has a 300-lb. weight capacity, 18 AH batteries and a top
speed of 3.7 mph. It also has Pride’s Feather Touch disassembly design,
which enables the disassembled
chair to fit into most vehicles. Other
consumer-friendly features include
dual enclosed, under-seat compartments
for storage and a choice of six
colors. And the Go-Chair’s MSRP of
$1909 also fits the bill.
Adaptive Switch Laboratories
ASL 104 ATOM Electronic Head Array
This system has combined electronics within
the head array for ease of access. With the
touch of a switch, the ATOM Electronic Head
Array — in conjunction with ASL 557-2 ATOM
Wireless Dual Switch Receiver, ASL 557-3 ATOM
Wireless Triple Switch Receiver, and ASL 558
ATOM Wireless Mouse Emulator — can be used
as a wireless switch interface for computer
access, communication devices or I devices.
Switch settings and adjustments give the
ATOM 104 head array a simple functionality.
Directional indicator helps the clinician or ATP
to see when a client accesses a switch.
Invacare
TDX SP Power Chair
Invacare’s TDX SP power wheelchair is
designed to provide superior ride quality in
a quieter chassis. Built-in technologies offer
a high-performance experience to maximize
each consumer’s function: True Center Wheel
Drive, Enhanced Invacare SureStep Suspension,
Traction Control Design, and Quiet Invacare
Stability Lock. Invacare’s MK6i electronics
enable clinicians and ATPs to create a driving
configuration and a power positioning system
that’s unique to each user and can address each
user’s needs, capabilities, environments and
goals every day.