DRH requested some modification to a patient testing chair. The chair already has a mount in the left and right hand arm rests to support a tray but the tray lifts up when in use by the young hospital clients. A length of profiled aluminium angle was attached to the right hand tray mount to…
The client lacked the dexterity in his right hand to manipulate the only button on his xbox controller that he was able to use. The required solution was a ‘stick’ like lever attached to the button. The stick was moulded from Multi Morph, a ‘super strong hand mouldable plastic’ that softens in hot water. Its…
The client wants to be able to work in her mother’s kitchen from her wheelchair. There is not enough space for an extra permanent area of worktop. She has a small camping table which is almost suitable, but it was very wobbly and not high enough to clear her knees adequately. I raised the table…
The client is autistic and spends many hours each day in a special wheelchair. It has a detachable, large padded tray that is attached by clips and webbing to it. The tray effectively keeps her safely in the chair. Her existing tray was created by Remap about 5 years ago but is now very worn,…
The requirement was for a ramp to enable the client to access the garden with her wheeled walker. The ramp was made of wood frame construction to achieve the correct height and slope to match the door threshold height, with decking on top to provide a solid platform. At the end of the ramp a…
The elderly client lives in a caravan currently and was trapped because the existing steps interfered with the door. The solution was to modify a set of existing plastic steps to provide hand rails which allowed the door to be opened/closed whist still giving the client easy access to/from her caravan. The job was completed…
The client required the handles on a privately owned wheelchair to be raised by 5 cm to ease back problems caused when pushing the chair. The handles were unscrewed and two 5cm lengths of aluminium rod were turned, bored and drilled to securely fit and extend the height when the handles were re-attached. Virus-free. www.avg.com
The requirement was for a small carrying tray attached to the 18 year old girls walking frame. As the frame is supplied by Mediquip no permanent modifications are permitted. The tray is approximately 6” in diameter and mounted on an arm attached to the front righthand leg of the frame using a clamping system made…
The client has suffered motor-impairment of her hands and fingers and can no longer hold and manipulate a book. A device had to be made to hold an adult paperback book of any of the current popular sizes with up to 500 pages and which enabled the client to easily turn each page, either backwards…