Introducing the Mobility Offers Versatility (MOV) Chair
Paramed Systems announced today the release of their Mobility Offers Versatility (MOV) chair, a fully motorized stair-chair capable of carrying fire, emergency medical, and rehabilitating patients safely and easily both up and down flights of stairs with the touch of a button.
Paramed developed the dual-track MOV in response to industry demand for a 500 pound capacity stair-chair capable of safe stairway ascents and descents. The MOV has been designed to significantly reduce the inherent risk of back and lower abdominal injury for the care giver when transporting a non-ambulatory patient up or down stairs.
“The innovative design of the MOV, and its unique ability to safely and effortlessly ascend and descend stairs, is unmatched by anything in the market,” said Nate Walkingshaw, Paramed President and CEO. “In addition to our international Paraslyde Evacuation Sled and Descent Control System tracked device for medical cots, the MOV is a significant addition to the product line.”
Paramed Systems is a manufacturer and distributor of highly engineered patient transport devices for non-ambulatory patients. Established in 2004, Paramed distributes products worldwide to the Fire, Emergency Medical, Hospital and Home Healthcare Industries. More information about Paramed and its products can be found at online
Source: Paramed Systems
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Neat idea. I think that’s as far as this design should go.
My truck is stocked with a Stryker Stair-Pro. The design itself is neat and does have advantages over the classic Stair Chair that we all love so much. It does have a set of wheels, similar to the ones on this unit here, though not motorized. In two years of using this model, I am YET to see the treads be useful. The patient residences simply don’t have the long, smooth staircases which these designers envision. Every house has steep, worn, wooden stairs with sharp turns which don’t allow for the use of these things. So what are we left with? A stair-chair which weighs around 25 pounds which offers few advantages over other models.
This Paramed unit is the same as the Stryker unit, plus the useless treads except with AT LEAST double the weight. So now, I’m carrying my patient, who probably weights 260 pounds, plus the stair chair and I’ve now passed the 300 pound mark.
Neat idea? Yes. But these companies simply lack the mindset necessary to produce USEABLE equipment. I swear, sometimes I wonder if they even know what we do.
I would have to agree, though the Stryker is a blessing for overweight people going down several flights of stairs - I actually have used it (especially nice when they live in a semi-detached with a couple of stairs out the front).