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Design of Manual Wheelchair with a Function of Bed Transfer

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  • Ko, Hyunjun (Graduate School of NID Fusion Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Namyeul (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Hyun, Jungguen (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jeong, Woochul (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kang, Mowon (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Jonghyeong (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2013.04.03
  • Accepted : 2013.06.10
  • Published : 2013.06.15
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Abstract

In general, manual wheelchairs have played important roles in moving patients from one place to another. However, patients have experienced discomfort getting on and off because of the need for physical assistance. This can be more serious if a patient has handicaps involving the arms or legs. In addition, it could be unpleasant for both the patient and assistant because of the need for extensive physical contact with each other. At times, a weak nurse feels that there is a risk when transferring a heavy patient from a bed to a wheelchair. In this paper, a new non-powered wheelchair is designed to assist in transferring a patient to their bed. This design considers the convenience of both the patient and assistant when the patient is transferred from a wheelchair to a bed and vice versa. The operation minimizes the physical contact between the assistant and the patient. The new wheelchair is also lightweight and portable compared with the normal popular wheelchair.

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