Quantum Rehab has launched the Quantum Edge 4 mid-wheel-drive (MWD) Group 3 Complex Rehab power wheelchair. “The idea behind Edge 4 emerged from the extremely successful Edge 3 Stretto,” Marketing and Communications Coordinator Keith Hickox in a Sept. 15 announcement. “Our engineers built upon the Edge predecessors, integrated several popular elements from the Stretto and…
Quantum Rehab Launches MWD Edge 4 Power Wheelchair
Briefly: Survey Seeks Input on Rear Anti-Tips; Bryan Anderson Honored with Statue
Featuring Dalhousie University and the La Verne Veterans Memorial.
Dalhousie University Researchers Seek Input on Rear Anti-Tip Devices Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is looking for feedback from English-speaking wheelchair service providers, manual wheelchair riders, and caregivers of manual wheelchair riders. The subject: rear anti-tip devices for manual wheelchairs and “your opinion on the usefulness of a new design.” In a social media…
Mobility Management Announces 2024 Mobility Product Award Winners
This year’s winners came from the pediatric, adult, power and manual wheelchair and seating segments.
Mobility Management has announced the winners of the publication’s 2024 Mobility Product Awards. Mobility Management Editor in Chief Laurie Watanabe said of this year’s entries, “Once again, Mobility Management is honored to recognize these companies for their extraordinary technology on behalf of people with disabilities. These award-winning seating, mobility, and accessibility equipment and services demonstrate…
Quantum Introduces Outback All-Terrain Power Wheelchair
The 4x4 power chair can use captain-style or powered seating.
Quantum’s new 4×4 power wheelchair was designed to take on the wild and wonderful outdoors. In an Oct. 15 press release, Quantum introduced the Outback all-terrain power chair, developed in collaboration with the manufacturer’s Australian subsidiary. “Crafted for those who dare to defy conventional limits, this rugged 4-wheel independent motor mobility solution promises to expand…
CMS Issues Final Coding, Benefit Category, Payment Determinations for Seat Elevation
New coding will go into effect in April.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final coding, benefit category, and payment determinations for seat elevation on power wheelchairs. The determinations were included as part of CMS’s Second Biannual 2023 HCPCS Coding Cycle. CMS said new coding actions would be effective starting April 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted. CRT industry…
Quantum Rehab Power Chair on Display in Met Exhibition
An Edge 3 is part of the Women Dressing Women exhibit in New York.
A Quantum Rehab power wheelchair is part of the new Women Dressing Women exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In a Dec. 12 news announcement, Quantum said its Edge 3 power chair is included in the display of a Hillary Taymour bodysuit worn by model Aaron Rose Philip. Philip, who has…
Quantum Rehab Welcomes Latest Q Roll Model Ambassadors
The contest drew nearly 100 entrants nationwide.
Quantum Rehab has introduced two new brand ambassadors. In an Oct. 9 news announcement, the manufacturer welcomed Elizabeth McCormick and Keith Russell, chosen as the newest Q Roll Model winners. During the two-month entry period, Quantum said it received nearly 100 entries from across the United States. Quantum Brand Ambassador Coordinator Stephanie Woodward said in…