New From Permobil 3 G Corpus Seating

Benay and Brad

Permobil's Brad Hannan, was in the house on 09/11/2013 to present on the new 3G Corpus Seating system. Permobil was created back in 1963 by Dr. Per Uddénin in a basement in Sweeden, After massive interest, in 1966 the Permobil company was created. Permobil was founded on their Front Wheel Drive Platform, and now offers chairs in Front, Mid and Rear Wheel Drive configurations.

Fifty (50) Percent of the chairs delivered are Front Wheel Drive with Forty (40) percent Mid Drive and Ten (10) percent being Rear Wheel Drive.

Front Wheel Drive (C300, C400, C500)
* Tighter Foot Position                                   * Maneuverable               
* Better Reach by User to Environment         * Better Climbing

Mid Wheel Drive ( M300, M400, M300 HD)
* Intuitive Design-Similar to walking
* Maneuverable
* Turns on this Axis

Rear Wheel Drive (C350, Street)
* Most Powerful                 * Rugged / Outdoor Chair
* Fastest Configuration

Permobil is known for it's Power Seating offering Power Tilt, Powered Recline, Powered Legrest, Powered Seat Elevator and Power Standing. Standing capabilities which is currently only availble on the C400 Jr. and C500 Front Drive Powered Wheelchairs. These chairs allow stand and drive function. 

Adjustable Seat Frame

The 3 G Seating is now being offered and is a huge improvement from the 2G Corpus Seating. These chairs are now offered lower (17 1/2"),

with the following improvements.

* Flat Seat Pan- no longer have to modify cushions to achieve proper fit
* Anterior Tilt Option- ability to tilt seat with forward tilt to help with  
   transfers or a more active body position.
* 175 Degrees of Recine- allow more reclined position
* 5" of Sliding Back- this reduces shear and allows for 10-20 degrees of
   recline when using molded seating.
* Legrests 170 Degrees with Articulation- which allows for more reclined
   position.
* Armrests- the new armrests are more durable and allow for more adjustability.
* 2 Piece Seating- which allows the seat to be a different width than the back allowing the arm
   position to be more anatomical.

Thanks to Brad from Permobil to help provide some education on Permobil and a thorough inservice to keep up to date to better serve our customers. This article was provided by Carey Britton, Seating Specialst for Active Mobility Center. He can be reached at 954-946-5793 or cbritton@wheelchairguys.com.