medical technology

The LEVO Standing Chair from Switzerland rolls like a manual rigid-frame everyday chair, then rises to the occasion to lift its user to eye-level for...

Paying homage to American war veterans who lost mobility during their services to the nation, Jordan Meadows Design has popped up a wheelchair that other than its functional use also restores a sense of dignity for the user. The “Sidewinder,” as..

Maybe it’s controversial to say, but using a wheelchair wouldn’t be so bad if it looked and worked like this! Like something out of an X-Men comic, this concept by Adnan Curić combines a futuristic hubless design with automated features that together reduce stigma while maximizing mobility and functionality. www.yankodesign.com

Exemplos de como a utilização da interface 3D possibilita aos designers de produtos mais criatividade, sobretudo pela simulação e correção antes de ir pra linha de produção. Bom pra inovação, é isso que precisamos.Novos formatos e materiais também. Os produtos vão desde acessórios de moda a linha médica. Eu não usaria uma coisa dessas mas é uma estilo mais de passarela acho que é mais pra fotografias. Gwendolyn Huskens is another designer exploring this topic. Her line of footwear called…

The Body Support System is a stainless steel device that automatically grips the users upper body by using the weight of the persons legs in the patented thigh supports. It...

02GEN sketch. Electric power assist Wheel chair. 2014

Daniel Molloy, a student of Monash University, has designed Boomer, an excellent tool that provides mobility aid to the quickly increasing elderly population.

Paying homage to American war veterans who lost mobility during their services to the nation, Jordan Meadows Design has popped up a wheelchair that other than its functional use also restores a sense of dignity for the user. The “Sidewinder,” as..

Amanda Boxtel has described the first moments after she tried on the Ekso device at the first showcasing of the new technology in Europe yesterday.

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A student at Monash University in Australia has designed and fully prototyped the Boomer, for all of us up-and-coming mobility aid seekers. Designer Daniel Molloy has won the recognition of the Australian Design Award committee, which selected Boomer as one of 13 finalists in its student award competition. The Boomer's futuristic styling and lightweight manufacturing technique make it more bearable to think about moving into a walker... but its safety aspects may cinch the case.

Honda's assisted walking devices make their American debut on April 14, 2009.

Mark Zupan, the quadriplegic wheelchair rugby captain from US is the inspiration behind the “HEROes Series of Sport Wheelchairs”. His spirit shows that mobility restrictions can’t

Periodically we take a look at new developments in the ‘mobility aids’ world. To be honest not much changes from year to year, as you can see from our previous Trendy Stick Guide , but we have some… …Good News – if you use crutches/sticks this video sounds familiar…………the M+D crutch by Mobility Designed is a…