Invacare
ProSPIN X4
The Invacare ProSPIN X4 Ultralight Manual Wheelchair combines the look, feel and performance of a rigid wheelchair with the portability and convenience of a folding chair. This modern take on a convenient folding frame features a side frame that minimizes connections for a stronger frame, multiple seat-to-floor heights, and wheel locks that can switch from push-to-lock to pull-to-lock. A heavy-duty option means the ProSPIN X4 can accommodate consumers weighing up to 350 lbs.
Invacare Top End
Eliminator NRG Racing Wheelchair
The new Eliminator NRG Racing Wheelchair is the fastest, lightest, stiffest and most responsive ride in Top End’s line, and it’s designed for elite racers aiming for the top of the podium.
The chair’s carbon fiber main frame is designed to provide increased tensile and yield strength to produce a smooth ride with controlled handling. The 200-gram full carbon fork boasts an aerodynamic design that flows into the headtube for a clean, sleek appearance. Athletes can use the tailored and fitted hybrid cage to fine-tune their positioning and optimize their power transfer. And a new-and-improved racing compensator improves the chair’s turning radius, while the brake lever can be placed anywhere on the steering handle according to each racer’s individual preference.
Permobil
TiLite Pilot
Little riders need kid-friendly technology! The new Pilot has built-in forward growth adjustment so kids can maintain optimal rear wheel access for the most efficient propulsion possible (without needing to relearn push mechanics). A clean frame design features a seat pan and side panels that provide easy access to the adjustment bolts, so changes are simple and intuitive to make. Adjustments can be done without compromising access to the rear wheels. The ultralightweight design and carbon fiber frame panels make the Pilot 50 percent lighter and ever-so-easy to navigate for kids. Sized from 8x9" to 14x15".
Invacare
küschall Champion
Suitable for most types of users, the küschall Champion has the driving performance and stability of a rigid wheelchair, plus all the advantages of a foldable one. A unique horizontal folding mechanism turns this wheelchair into one of the smallest traveling chairs, and a standard soft locking mechanism on the backrest prevents it from opening while folded. Nine seat positions and five backrest angles provide easy positioning of the center of gravity. The Champion features stepless adjustments in the front and rear, a standard aluminum frame and a slightly upholstered backrest.
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
Quickie 2
The Quickie 2 pairs advanced aesthetics and technology with a folding frame (and a redesigned crossbrace) to create a more rigid, stronger and lighter wheelchair. Despite a higher weight capacity of 300 lbs., the Quickie 2’s overall weight is lighter. An incredibly versatile axle plate, plus modern wheels, caster housings and upholstery, create a great-looking, easy-handling and even more adjustable folding wheelchair. The modern Quickie 2 comes with adjustable push handles and is available in Lite and HP (High Performance) options. A 28-color palette gives each end-user the ability to add his or her own style.
Permobil
TR Wheelchair
An ATP & Clinician Best Pick of 2017:
The fixed titanium TiLite (TR, pictured) is my go-to chair mainly with spinal cord injury (SCI) clients. There is no need for growth or major adjustment with post five-year-plus clients, so getting rid of the numerous adjustments allows for a much lighter chair and no excess wear/slop in the fixed chair from years of use. They hold up to the rigors of an active SCI client for years with little or no wear/breakage.
— Jeff Decker, ATP/SMS, CRTS, National Seating & Mobility
Motion Composites
Helio Manual Wheelchair
An ATP & Clinician Best Pick of 2017:
The Motion Composites Helio line is great in that with just changing the center brace, you can have a heavy-duty weight capacity of 350 lbs. with no additional weight of the chair. The chair already is the lightest K0005 I’ve ever used, so having an ultralight heavy-duty unit is nice. Also, the parts compatibility is really good across the Helio line. The carbon upgrade is competitive with titanium upgrades of other chairs, but cuts a huge amount of weight from an already light chair. This material is a game changer for weight: Titanium wasn’t really any lighter than the newest aluminums, but carbon is way lighter.
— Jeff Decker, ATP/SMS, CRTS, National Seating & Mobility
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
Quickie 2
Sunrise Medical’s new
Quickie 2 has shed 2
lbs. from its 7000-series
aerospace aluminum
frame, making it Quickie’s
lightest folding model to
date. The stronger frame
results in an increased
weight capacity of 300
lbs. standard, and 350
lbs. for the heavy-duty
version. The new Quickie 2 also features a versatile axle plate and modern
wheels, caster housing and upholstery. Its adjustable cross brace translates
into more than a thousand component configurations. Push handles
are adjustable, and Q-Fit technology ensures a tighter component fit.
Options include a hemi frame depth adjustable back, an angle-adjustable
back and the Quickie Xtender power-assist system — not to
mention 28 color choices. Lite and High-Performance Quickie 2 versions
are also available.
Invacare
Küschall Ultralights
Invacare Corp. officially
relaunched the Küschall
product line to the United
States during March’s
International Seating
Symposium in Nashville
— founder Rainer Küschall
himself was on hand for the introduction. The first arrivals are the
K-Series Attract, the Champion and the Advance. Invacare is billing
the rigid K-SERIES as a versatile and configurable everyday chair
that can accommodate all types of users. The CHAMPION (pictured)
is foldable in a single motion, including its footrest, while being
engineered for greater “rigid-esque” stability in its ride. The Advance
offers the opportunity to swap out the front frame via a quickrelease
option for environments or tasks that require a more compact
footprint. The Küschall chairs become Invacare’s premium offerings in
the ultralightweight space; each chair is handcrafted in Switzerland
to meet its user’s specifications.
Invacare
MyOn HC with twion Power Assist
From the superior driving performance
that the MyOn HC wheelchair’s patented
H-frame folding mechanism delivers, to the
assistance in forward, reverse and turning
that Alber’s lightweight, quick-release twion
power-assist wheels provide, this combination
offers the ultimate in performance and
convenience. The MyOn HC can be configured
to accept either standard 24" cross
spoke wheels or Alber’s twion power-assist
wheels.
PDG Mobility
Elevation
The Elevation manual wheelchair enables
increased function, independence and
comfort for active users. Suitable for a range
of clients and their varying needs, Elevation
enables users to embrace daily activities
in a number of different environments.
This uniquely designed chair combines a
gas-strut suspension and an ultralightweight
frame to provide dynamic seat height and
an on-the-fly adjustable back angle that can
be instantly adjusted according to what the
user wants to accomplish, from functional
reaching during activities of daily living to
ascending/descending ramps.
Motion Composites
APEX Carbon
Designed to optimize ride, reduce weight
and provide optimal stability and performance,
the new APEX uses state-of-the-art
carbon fiber manufacturing technology
to produce a frame that is lightest in class
as well as durable and adjustable. With a
special rigidizing system, the APEX delivers
the smooth ride you expect from carbon
fiber, but also increases lateral stability
and responsiveness. APEX’s carbon fiber is
molded to precise specifications and tested
to ISO and ANSI/RESNA standards. APEX has
a transport weight of 9.2 lbs. to facilitate
vehicle transfers.
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
QX/QXi Folding Series
Quickie’s new QX/QXi manual folding chair
is available with a vertically adjustable
axle plate to fit the K0004 HCPCS code
(seen here as the black-framed QX),
and with both vertical and horizontal
adjustability to meet the
requirements of the K0005 code
(seen here as the blue QXi).
Making axle plate adjustments
is quick (less than a minute)
and easy; a single tool is used to
fine tune center of gravity, seat-to-floor height, back
height and axle camber and spacing. A three-arm
cross brace inside the frame provides a more
rigid ride, and Quickie options — including
armrests, wheels, tires and casters —
enable clinicians and ATPs to find the
optimal configuration for every client.
Invacare
MyOn HC
By offering virtually unlimited configurations, the
new MyOn HC manual wheelchair can be especially
beneficial to newly injured clients, who may need
to adjust their mobility systems as their abilities
change. Despite that adjustability, the MyOn HC
remains easy to fine tune (with a single tool as the
user stays seated in the chair) and easy to store,
thanks to a patented H-frame folding
mechanism that can be operated
with one hand. That folding design
also locks the side frames when the
MyOn HC is in use to provide optimal
stability and performance.
TiLite
TX Series 2
The new TX ultralightweight chair
provides the power and style of a
rigid design with the convenience
of a folding one. The titanium
dual-tube TiFit frame offers durability,
while side-to-side folding
provides a slim folded profile for
easy transportation. The TX Series
2 is available in seat widths of
12-20" and seat depths of 14-20".
Every TX2 is made specifically to
accommodate and fit the sizing
and needs of its particular and
unique user.
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
7 Series
7000 series aerospace aluminum,
heat treated using ShapeLoc
technology, is at the heart of
the new 7 Series’ ultralightweight
frame that has thinner,
lighter-weight tubing along with
increased strength. The 7R allows
quick back-angle adjustments
throughout the day, while the
7RS has a fully rigid backrest
and axle plate to further reduce
overall weight. The new Freestyle
Backrest System provides 360° of
upper-body motion.