1. Disabled Patient Positioning System Team Members: Hani Bou-Reslan Ben Moga Joel Rotroff Tom Pearce March 5th, 2004

3. OBJECTIVE
Create a device that will allow wheelchair users access to health care devices.
Specifically, the device must be able to vertically translate and rotate the patient and wheelchair.

4. Existing Competition There is no comparable device on the market.
Closest examples are designed strictly for lifting, do not posses rotational capabilities, and are bulky.

5. Device Specifications
Final weight 350 lbs.
Designed to support 500 lbs.
Elevate from minimum height (3”) to maximum height (9”) in 7 seconds.
Rotate 360° in 15 seconds.

6. Desired Characteristics
Transportable.
Battery powered.
Easily maintained and cleaned.
Safe and comfortable for patients and clinicians.
Applicable in multiple heath care settings.
Quiet.

7. Safety Specifications
Ramp dimensions.
2” railing on all sides.
Safety belt holding wheelchair in place.
Powerless retraction to minimum height if necessary.

8. Market Expectations Expected clientele: Advantages in the market:
Hospitals.
Dentists.
Individual Clinics.
Advantages in the market:
Limited, indirect competition.
Expected product life of 5 years.
Simple to use, easy to store.

9. The Market The deciding factor: Money Alternative
Need to prove that the device has an economic right to exist.
Insurance savings.
Alternative
Lobby, make the device a requirement.

10. Device Simulation

15. Future Work Streamline Design: Patent Application
Reduce total weight without sacrificing strength.
Improve overall versatility of design.
Aesthetically pleasing.
Patent Application

16. Questions?