Iran-Made Bed Obviates Concerns about Disabled People’s Toilet, Bathing
“At a time that the society is moving towards growing older, we designed and manufactured a product based on the needs of the disabled and the elderly, so that a bedridden person can take a bath on the bed and does not even need to go to the bathroom, and this bed provides the necessary possibilities in this regard,” Hossein Torabi, a master student of interior design and the founder and head of the board of directors of the technological company, told ANA.
“Designed for the disabled, the bed is multi-functional and very efficient. The world is moving in a direction where countries will have a serious need for this product,” he added.
Torabi noted that many technological medical products are mostly used by the elderly and now the world is experiencing the crisis of increased old people, adding that the Iranian society will also grow older in the next 15 years and will need such products more than the past.
In a relevant development, a knowledge-based company active in rehabilitation areas in Iran had also designed and produced lower body exoskeleton for disabled people.
“Nearly 160 people have used the device for more than 1,200 hours so far and expressed their satisfaction for being able to walk after many years and it leaves a highly positive psychological effect on them,” Seyed Mostafa Havayeji, the managing director of Padasis company, told ANA.
He added that the personal ‘Exoped’ is the latest version of the lower body exoskeleton robot which is able to bear the patient's weight, noting that the robot is worn on the user's clothes.
“Exoped uses four powerful electric motors in the hip and knee joints, which are able to move the patient's legs with different movement patterns and speeds. Therefore, the user is able to walk with the help of a personal Exoped in daily movements without any need to spend so much energy,” Havayeji said.
He explained that using a personal Exoped as a non-invasive method provides the necessary power to move the lower limbs, while standing, walking on smooth surfaces, sitting and climbing stairs, and prevents and settles secondary problems in people with spinal cord injuries.
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