Carbon, a 3D printing company with American offices in Redwood City, California, has launched a wheelchair seating segment for its website. The new wheelchair cushion site explains the benefits and features of 3D printing, including breathability, ease of cleaning, customizability and comfort. Take a deeper dive to learn about elastomeric materials; read about Carbon Design…
Carbon Launches Wheelchair Seating Website
How 3D Printing Could Impact Custom Cushion Manufacturing
Carbon — whose partners include Adidas, Ford Motor Company, and Riddell — has been studying the wheelchair seating industry.
Traditionally, seat cushions that provide the most help for wheelchair riders — such as custom-molded ones with robust support and positioning, or that accommodate asymmetrical or windswept postures — have come with tradeoffs. They can be bulky and heavy. They don’t breathe well, so they trap and hold heat. They also trap and hold moisture,…
Merits Health Acquires Smart Seating Manufacturer Aergo Health
The London-based company offers seat cushions and backs that can be adjusted via app.
Merits Health Products Company has acquired Aergo Health, a dynamic seating manufacturer based in London, England. “The acquisition of Aergo Health aligns perfectly with our mission of enabling independence and accessibility for all,” said Jonathan Cheng, president of Merits Health Products, in an April 2 news announcement. ‘By incorporating Aergo’s clinically validated technology into our…
Kalogon Expands Seat Widths, Weight Capacity for Orbiter Med Cushion
The cushion now has a weight capacity of 550 lbs., with seat widths up to 27 inches.
Kalogon has expanded the sizes available for its Orbiter Med wheelchair seat cushion, which features a customized cross-linked foam base topped with a viscoelastic foam layer, the company’s Advanced Pressure Management System, and a four-way-stretch, fluid-resistant cover. In a March 18 news announcement, Kalogon, based in Melbourne, Florida, said the additional sizing would “expand accessibility…
Kalogon: $1.2M in Funding Will Drive Growth
Smart seating manufacturer has partnered with AARP’s AgeTech collaborative.
Kalogon, a Melbourne, Florida-based startup manufacturing smart seating technology, has raised $1.2 million in extended seed funding to grow its business. “Kalogon is pioneering a new category of smart seating solutions clinically proven to improve blood flow,” the company said in its May announcement. “Using its patent-pending Advanced Pressure Management (APM) system, Kalogon cushions feature…
Ki Mobility Launches Sentinel Air Cushion Pump
The Kalogon-produced pump monitors and adjusts air pressure in air-cell seat cushions.
Ki Mobility has introduced the Sentinel, a smart air cushion pump that continuously monitors and adjusts the air pressure of air-cell seat cushions to maintain optimal settings. In a May announcement, Ki Mobility said the Kalogon pump uses smart technology that “knows when the cushion is in use and adjusts for changes in wheelchair tilt…