Danish designer and manufacturer of lifting systems Ergolet has launched an overhead lifting system that it claims will “revolutionise the way care homes and hospitals are adapted for elderly and disabled people in the UK”.
Said to be the world’s first wallmounted mobility system, it covers the room’s full length and breadth, allowing even “the most immobile patients” to reach all corners. Both patented, the wall-mounted, load-bearing Etrack, and the “compact, portable” Luna lifting unit, can, in combination, “adapt almost any environment” for disabled living, and can be used by single care-givers. The Etrack fits on opposite walls along the room’s length, a traverse bar is fitted to Etrack to span the room’s width, and the Luna lifting unit is suspended from the bar. A hand-held “remote control” device controls lifting and lowering, and movement around the room. Forwards and backwards movement is motor powered, while the carer can assist with movement left and right. Etrack’s design enables the layout of furniture to be altered with the patient’s changing needs, while the Luna can lift up to 275 Kg. A safety locking device shuts when the downward load of the patient’s weight is in the sling. Ergolet says the system can be installed in most rooms by two people in under half an hour. The first demonstration will be at the Moving and Handling People exhibition from 3-4 February 2011 in London.
