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Harness to help transfer disabled and elderly people from wheelchair to the car

Shared by Ana Duarte on 2016-02-04 09:58

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Sindy developed this invention after her father asked her to come up with a way to get his disabled neighbor into the car.

“My dad was being called next door to help, so he asked me to up to came up with an idea to help get his neighbor into the car”, the inventor explained.

The harness, available in several sizes, was first created in 1995, and has been available online for sale since 2009, being less expensive that other systems for this purpose on the market.

Sindy has several videos online that provide training for caregivers that want to use this invention.

More info: http://www.innovationshealth.com/ergotrans-harness-system/

Adapted from: http://fox40.com/2013/11/22/httpwww-assistedtransfer-com/

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Sindy Decker, born in 1969, in USA, is a designer that invented the ErgoTrans, a two-piece design with separately-sized waist and leg belts to allow for a perfect fit and allowing for safe and simple one, two, or three–person transfer from the wheelchair to the car.

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