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ABOUT JUDITTA WHEELCHAIR. Intended use
JUDITTA wheelchair was designed based on more than twenty-five years of experience
with the elderly and disabled and is intended for hospital and home use. It may be
used outside if the warnings and instructions of this manual are observed, especially the
paragraphs "Warnings" on page 4 and 5, "Some examples of what not to do
with JUDITTA" on page 7 and "Maintenance, Cleaning and Disinfection" on pages
.
The aid is intended for those adults who do not have control of their trunk and/or
that tend to slide on one side or to sit on their coccyx rather than on their gluteus
and allows convalescents, disabled, elderly, etc. TO REMAIN IN IT FOR EXTENDED
PERIODS LYING DOWN AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO STAYING IN BED.
The conformation and reclining of the backrest, the seat tilting and the reclining of
the leg rests allow the user to be positioned lying down, semi-lying down or
seated, while maintaining constant trunk-pelvis containment.
THE
INCLINATION
OF
THE
SEAT,
THE
CONFORMATION
OF
THE
BACKREST
(TRIANGULAR)
AND
THE
LOAD-BEARING
PADDING
PREVENT
SLIDING
FORWARD
AND
FAVOUR
TRANSPIRATION.
THIS
ARRANGEMENT ALLOWS THE TRUNK TO REST ON SEVERAL POINTS,
predominantly lateral with respect to the spinal column.
THE TRUNK IS KEPT PERPENDICULAR TO THE PELVIS without particular
mechanical lateral supports or containment belts.
The NARROW BASE allows easy access to lifts or small rooms
The HEADREST completes the user's posture.
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