Articles & Columns

• Sunrise Medical Nitrum: Evolution Meets Revolution

  A new ultralightweight wheelchair for active users. Feb 01, 2021

• Smart Ultralight Wins Toyota Foundation’s Top Prize

  This U.K. prototype makes center-of-gravity changes... automatically! Feb 01, 2021

• Finding Inspiration

  What factors are most critical to ultralightweight wheelchairs? Feb 01, 2021

• Smart Ultralightweight Wheelchair Wins Toyota Mobility Foundation’s Top Prize

  Phoenix i automatically adjusts center of gravity and features front-wheel power assist. Dec 17, 2020

• Sunrise Medical Launches Nitrum Ultralightweight Wheelchair

  The rigid-framed Nitrum uses new design and engineering processes. Dec 09, 2020

• TiLite Earns ISO Certification

  Certification efforts for Permobil's ultralightweight manual wheelchairs were an 18-month process. Nov 19, 2020

• NCART: Medicare Manual Wheelchair Changes Now in Effect

  December 2019 legislation changed Medicare reimbursement rules for Complex Rehab manual chairs. Jul 08, 2020

• The First Ultralight Apr 01, 2020
• First Ultralights: Dealing with Demos Apr 01, 2020
• Weight Distribution, Center of Gravity & Efficient Mobility Apr 01, 2020

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