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The NoLiftingTM
System provides a single-user, multipurpose mobile chair that both transfers and transports
dependent or bedridden patients. It is currently a prototype device
and is not yet available for purchase.
The
system is unique because it transfers patients laterally
using an innovative zero-lift method. This method prevents patient
falls while reducing nursing injuries. It also reduces patient pain,
and requires fewer caregivers than conventional transfer
methods that utilize floor sling-lifts. The main two components of the system are the
BAS Chair
TM
and BASComfort
TM
mattress
which together use our patented Build-A-StretcherTM
technology to mobilize patients.
The BAS (pronounced BASE) Chair
TM
functions as six devices in one. It serves as a
bed to mobile chair patient transfer device
mobile chair
reclining gurney
mobile chair to other patient support surface (i.e., examining
table) transfer
system
With an inexpensive stand, it can also serve as a
shower chair
commode or toileting chair
It is also lighter, more mobile, and much less expensive
than competing lateral transfer devices such as transfer chairs.
Its cost saving advantages include:
No-lift transfer lowers medical Worker Comp. costs: annual costs
exceed $1.2 billion, indirect costs are 3 to 4 times this amount
Single caregiver transfer allows individual caregivers to mobilize patients much heavier than
themselves
thus reducing
personnel costs
in homes and facilities
Continuous support of the patient's entire body during transfer means increased patient safety,
fewer falls, less medical liability
Easier transfer to sitting position means fewer bed sores as pressure is
relieved on areas of skin normally subject to pressure ulcers,
treatment of pressure ulcers costs are estimated to exceed $9 billion annually
Safer transfer of confused, disoriented (later stage Alzheimers)
patients by avoiding the
insecurity of hoisting which can lead to anxiety and acting out behaviors,
Dementia costs: $200 billion annually, $1.1 trillion by 2050
Improved patient mobility reduces the need for expensive low air
loss, alternating pressure, and air-fluidized mattresses
Compact size means lower storage costs, increased accessibility, and moving less
furniture making the device usable in small spaces (i.e., bedrooms)
Reduced patient pain means fewer combative patients, decreased cost of
pain medicine
Reduced pain means earlier mobilization and rehab, shorter hospital stays
Fast, no-lift shower and toileting attachment reduces
slips and falls by eliminating dangerous "stand and pivot" transfers
Fewer bulky medical devices means fewer hazards and decreased liability from
patients and staff
falling on and tripping over equipment
Allows patients to stay at home longer instead of being forced into
costly
nursing homes
when they become dependent and lose mobility
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