New tech for transporting patients
Medical technology solutions company Arjo has unveiled a new product: the IndiGo intuitive drive assist, which is designed to improve the ease and efficiency of transporting patients on medical beds.
The power drive system has a powered fifth wheel installed beneath the bed that makes it unlike others of its kind, which tend to be separate, bulky pieces of equipment. IndiGo, however, is always ready for use and saves time and effort in storing or transferring external equipment.
“We put ourselves in the customers' shoes and tried to imagine what their dream product would be like. We realised that to truly make a difference in terms of convenience, efficiency, safety and ease of use, we would have to come up with a completely new product concept,” said Peter Lambord, Senior Product Specialist, Medical Beds, Arjo. “This led us to the idea of an integrated power assist that responds directly to user input, which became the basis for the IndiGo concept.”
Users activate IndiGo by lifting the brake pedal with their foot and, as they push the bed, the technology assists with automatic slope detection, providing additional power when moving up slopes and braking assistance when moving down slopes.