DESIGN REFINEMENT AND TAKE-HOME TESTING OF A MOBILE MANUAL STANDING WHEELCHAIR.

Proceedings of the ... Design of Medical Devices Conference. Design of Medical Devices Conference Pub Date : 2026-05-30 DOI:10.1115/dmd2026-1007

Andrew Hansen, Drew Davis, Gregory Voss, Stuart Fairhurst, Amber Wacek, Jeffrey Jaramillo, Gary Goldish, B Jenny Kiratli

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Commercially available manual standing wheelchairs are immobile during standing, which may limit their utility for the wheelchair user. This paper describes our refinement of a previously designed manual standing wheelchair that is mobile-in-standing to make it accessible to a wider group of potential users. A powered sit-to-stand system was utilized, which required significant design changes to the wheelchair to allow mobility in standing. In addition to describing these design changes, the paper briefly describes a two-month take-home study of N=11 Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), including three Veterans with tetraplegia who would not have been able to use the earlier non-powered sit-to-stand system. Participants had high levels of satisfaction for durability, safety, comfort, ease of use, and effectiveness of the wheelchair. However, participants were generally not satisfied with the size and weight of the wheelchair, suggesting the need for further refinement.

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移动手动站立轮椅的设计改进和带回家测试。

市售的手动站立式轮椅在站立时是不可移动的，这可能限制了轮椅使用者的效用。本文描述了我们对先前设计的手动站立式轮椅的改进，这种轮椅可以移动到站立式轮椅上，使其能够被更广泛的潜在用户使用。使用了动力坐立系统，这需要对轮椅进行重大设计更改，以允许站立时的移动性。除了描述这些设计变化之外，论文还简要描述了一项为期两个月的研究，研究人员对11名患有脊髓损伤和疾病（SCI/D）的退伍军人进行了研究，其中包括三名四肢瘫痪的退伍军人，他们无法使用早期的无动力坐立系统。参与者对轮椅的耐用性、安全性、舒适性、易用性和有效性都有很高的满意度。然而，参与者普遍对轮椅的大小和重量不满意，这表明需要进一步改进。

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