Ottobock launches innovative powered wheelchair to support users with complex needs
Mobility equipment specialist Ottobock UK has launched an advanced power wheelchair to keep users with complex needs comfortably in control all day long.
The Juvo B7 is available in mid or front wheel drive and is purpose built for individuals with complex positioning and mobility needs.
Its APS (Advanced Power Seat) frame offers more adjustment options and the greatest flexibility and optimal conditions for relief, relaxation, active interaction and communication. The user inspired ICON control has up to eight different programmed seat, transfer and standing positions as well as remote assistance with real-time monitoring.
Juvo B7 is designed for optimal comfort while sitting, driving, and taking part in activities. Customisable memory options let you pre-set your preferences for transfer, relaxing, resting, and favourite activities.
Positioning options can be personalised to the user’s needs and activity level and even for complex requirements, these include anterior tilt, to make it easier to get in and out of the Juvo B7. Optional adjustable handles provide security and support when transferring over the footplates, which are lowered to the floor.
The great anterior tilt automatically brings the user into an active seating position, which assists with self-weight transfer and provides stimulation. In combination with seat elevation, this feature offers ideal access to medium working heights.
A flat surface offers the advantage of stretching the body, like standing upright, without transferring the full weight to the body. Blood-circulation, breathing and digestion are also promoted.
The front-wheel drive version is ideal for indoor use, compact with a small turning radius that allows you to drive up close to objects such as furniture. The large drive wheels allow you to overcome obstacles such as curbs.
An all-rounder, the tight turning radius of the mid-wheel drive is suitable for indoor use while also providing added stability and safety outdoors. Featuring Juvo’s patented chassis design – torsion drive system, this ensures ground contact is maintained at all times and dampening when driving over obstacles, maintaining optimal driving comfort.
Established in the UK in 1976, Ottobock is a supplier of innovative and practical solutions that restore human mobility and help people to rediscover personal independence. Its product range includes prosthetic and orthotic components, wheelchairs, and rehabilitation and mobility products. Ottobock UK is a supplier of powered wheelchairs via the Motability Scheme.
