Rehab Walker
What is Rehab Walker?The Rehab Walker is an electro-mechanical rehabilitation device which assists with Locomotor Training therapy for people with paralysis and other neurological disorders that limit the mobility of person (brain and spinal cord injury), stroke, TBI (Trauma Brain Injury), or even weight loss patients. The advantage of this technology is that it reduces labor cost from 4 persons to 1-2 people on medical staff per session. It serves quadriplegic and hemiplegic and paraplegic patients. Current technologies on the market serve only paraplegics. Additionally, Rehab Walker reduces session time per patient because all 4 extremities are engaged simultaneously during the session. Rehab Walker provides safety, reliability and repetitiveness on each session to benefit the patient. It is not relying on physical strength of medical staff (thus alleviating work fatigue from each session). Device also prevents from developing "secondary" health conditions while patient is immobilized in bed (Blood clots, Pneumonia, Skin care and pressure sores, Bladder and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), Improves GI and Bowel management. Additionally, when the Rehab Walker is combined with a FES (Functional Electrical Stimulation) System, this has the potential to benefit the patient with potentially quicker recovery times. We welcome additional studies to demonstrate Rehab Walker's current benefits and to assist in developing improvements in the future. |
What is the market and who needs it?One in fifty Americans, that is 2 %, need the product depending of course on her or his extent of paralysis. This is from Christopher Reve Foundation research. (For 300,000,000 population 2% is 6 million). note: must have 8 Ft. ceiling. |
Is Rehab Walker patented?Yes, it currently has two patents. |
Who is behind the ProjectEugene Kalinowski, the inventor of the Rehab Walker. |
Current Status of the Rehab WalkerWhile Rehab Walker can be of great assistance to multitudes of people the world over, it is currently still in prototyping and refinement. If you would like to know more, or would like to be an Angel Investor to assist in bringing this device to the world sooner, please don't hesitate to Contact Us! |
What is the competitive advantage over the other products in the field?The main advantage of this device is that it serves patients with quadriplegia or hemiplegia. The existing technology on the market only assists patients with paraplegia. This medical product helps not only patients but also the workers and rehabilitation caregivers dedicated to the patients health and well-being. The presented device has great potential as a force multiplier. It can be used by patients with conditions where mobility of the patient’s body is limited. Not only does it work to reduce contractures, sores, edema, and pain from immobility. It cuts the manpower required to perform these rehabilitation activities. Reduced labor cost on medical staff 1-2 persons here to 3-4 persons in the current traditional way. |