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Patient invents lightweight carbon fiber wheelchair

Ana Duarte 于 2017-02-22 13:47 分享

About the solution

Andrew was never comfortable being the kid in the wheelchair, so he felt the need to redesign the wheelchair.

“Wheelchairs have always been perceived as rather unfortunate medical devices. When you are the user of what is commonly perceived as an unfortunate medical device you don’t feel empowered”, the designer explained.

This wheelchair is lighter than the traditional ones because is made of carbon fiber, being also robust. It is custom made to each customer’s size and requirements.

 The Carbon Black costs £9,950, and it took Andrew about 30 years to design it.

More info: http://www.carbonblacksystem.com/

Adapted from: http://bit.ly/1Bs1B57
https://youtu.be/IIFjq5kDJb0

这些解决方案不应包括使用药物,化学品或生物制品(包括食品);创伤性设备;冒犯性的,商业或内在危险的内容。该解决方案未经医学验证。请谨慎进行!如果您有任何疑问,请咨询健康专家。

DISCLAIMER: This story was written by someone who is not the author of the solution, therefore please be advised that, although it was written with the utmost respect for the innovation and the innovator, there can be some incorrect statements. If you find any errors please contact the patient Innovation team via info@patient-innovation.com

关于发明者

Andrew Slorance, born in 1969, in UK, suffered a spinal injury, after falling from a tree, when he was 14 years old, and became paraplegic. He designed Carbon Black, an ultra-lightweight carbon fiber wheelchair, in 2012.

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