A mobile care seat for elderly in the last stage of their lives

A mobile care seat for elderly in the last stage of their lives

Unsal, D.

Molenbroek, J.F.M. (mentor)
Langeveld, L.H. (mentor)

Industrial Design Engineering

Applied Ergonomics, Product Engineering

Master of Science Integrated Product Design

2012-02-08

Many elderly are unable to move any parts of their body anymore. Instead of staying in a care bed all day, they may still experience life. Therefore, they reside in a mobile care seat. Currently, a patient lifter is used to get the elderly into the seat. The corresponding transfer procedure is takes up a lot of time, effort and puts a lot of strain on the elderly and the caretakers. This new design proposes an alternative (already present) transfer procedure, which is quicker and easier. This is achieved by a seat that can stretch and then be erected into a seat again. This seat lets the elderly sit in it, sleep in it and receive care in it.

seat
care

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Campus only

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2012 Unsal, D.