INNOVO Healthcare<\/a>, Allan Perriam, who, as a practising nurse, has firsthand experience of the dilemma faced by health care workers often caught between \u2018no-lift\u2019 policies and the immediate needs of those they care for. <\/p>\nMr Perriam said he spotted a technology gap in the market for a device to better help carers to transfer patients from sitting to standing positions \u2013 and that the resulting technology can even aid patient recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompared to many support devices, the U Stand Frame offers a low cost, simple to use, durable, and user friendly patient handling device which is specifically developed to allow the patient to control the timing, speed and mechanics of the sit-to-stand movement,\u201d said Mr Perriam.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis eliminates the need for a health care worker to pull up a patient manually from the sitting position to transfer onto a walker, providing patients with the support and leverage to stand up by themselves, which also helps their rehabilitation process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Funded by the South Australian Government\u2019s Manufacturing Works Medical Technologies Program, INNOVO Healthcare received 250 hours of clinical validation and engineering advice, as well as 30 hours of market intelligence from Flinders\u2019 MDPP.<\/p>\n
As part of that, the MDPP co-ordinated a multi-site trial in aged-care and hospital facilities to validate the practical use of the frame and to obtain end-user feedback.<\/p>\n
MDPP Director, Professor Karen Reynolds, said that through that trial, clinicians and end-users had confirmed the product\u2019s value and provided useful design feedback to further enhance it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe feedback indicated that the U-Stand frame was a worthy and necessary device, particularly for aged care residents, patients who have deconditioned during their stay, and for rehabilitation exercises,\u201d said Professor Reynolds.<\/p>\n
\u201cSignificantly, several users who previously required full assistance using a stand up lifter were able to stand independently using the U-Stand Frame,\u201d said Professor Reynolds.<\/p>\n
In addition to clinical trial results, the MDPP collated feedback obtained during the MDPP\u2019s unique industry workshop process and a review of target market intelligence, to prepare a market research report.<\/p>\n
Mr Perriam has been able to use the results of the trial to promote his product to his target audience and has since received a number of pre-orders for the U Stand Frame.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout support from the Medical Technologies Program and the advice and input from the MDPP, it would have been difficult to achieve these results,\u201d said Mr Perriam. <\/p>\n
Follow this link to download a PDF copy of the Media Release<\/a>. <\/p>\nFurther Information: Mrs Kelly Knight, Medical Device Partnering Program | Ph: 08 8201 5977 | Email: kelly.knight@flinders.edu.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Helping patients and aged care residents to stand is all in a day\u2019s work for many healthcare workers, but it comes at a cost, with nursing assistants suffering one of the highest rates of work-related musculoskeletal injuries.<\/p>\n