Solutions

Here you will find an archive of many previous REMAP solutions. These may be pieces of bespoke equipment or adaptations that have been made by REMAP volunteers. To find out more about an item, please click view details.

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Finger Guard for an Electric Iron

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Our client is visually impaired and wished to use her iron but was afraid to because of the risk of the hot bottom plate of the iron touching and burning her fingers. I designed a finger guard that keeps her... View Details

Communication Aid – Speaking Board

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[caption id="attachment_51194" align="alignnone" width="224"] A happy client with her REMAP speaking board[/caption] View Details

Custom Medicine Trolley with Pump & Bottle Carrier

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This was work for a young lady who has quite complex medical needs. She is fed entirely by a tube below her stomach and is connected to it 24/7. She takes a lot of medications and struggles with malnutrition and... View Details

Tricycle steering lock

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A child with cerebral palsy has toppled his tricycle when turning the handlebars too sharply. A bracket was added to restrict the amount that they can be turned. View Details

More Hob Guides for Visually Impaired Clients

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Since the original hob guide job 2023#062, I have provided a further three fibreglass hob guides for clients with visual impairments. Two of these are for induction hobs and one is for a conventional electric ring type hob. In all... View Details

Wheelchair table for art

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The Suffolk East branch of REMAP was asked by an Occupational Therapist in Social Services to provide a wheelchair table for art, suitable for someone with left side paralysis following a stroke. View Details

Bespoke bottle/cup holder for electric wheelchair

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Our client, Jenny, needed a bottle/cup holder for her electric wheelchair, so she would always have a drink available. Her family have searched for a holder but most are flimsy and widen the chair, which is impractical. View Details

Foot guide for an ARJO Sara Stedy sit-to-stand-aid

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The client uses a standing aid to mobilise from sitting, but one-sided weakness means one foot drags, leading to his standing with poor posture. A guide was added to the footplate to guide the foot into the preferred position. View Details

Wrist support for White Stick User

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A client who is blind and experiences arthritic joints and a weak grip was finding it increasingly difficult and painful to hold and use her White Stick. The primary objective was to develop a practical modification that would reduce strain... View Details

Art Headset

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The project aims to enhance the artistic capabilities of residents at St. Bridgit's, a Leonard Cheshire Disability home in West Sussex. By designing specialised headgear and a versatile easel, the initiative seeks to empower individuals with disabilities to engage in... View Details

Adaptation to a kitchen trolley

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The Community Physiotherapist referred our client, Olwyn, to REMAP. Olwyn uses a kitchen trolley and needs to rest her forearms on its handlebars for support. The Community Physiotherapist thought she would benefit from gutter arm supports being fitted, which are... View Details

Adaptation to Dorsi ramp

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Our client, Adam, has a musculoskeletal weakness that impacts on his right ankle. He uses a Dorsi ramp to stretch and strengthen his muscles. The request is to make a ramp that will suit Adam’s feet as he grows from... View Details

Outdoor access ramps

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Our client, John, has an electric scooter which he is unable to keep in his store room because of a 150mm high step at the doorway. Similarly, there is a step at the edge of the car park which he... View Details

Motorised Headrest for power chair

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A motorised headrest allows a power chair user to change head position forward or backward to reduce pain during some daily activities, including eating. View Details

Music holder

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The client is a keen member of his local choir however, following a brain tumour, he needs to use a stick to balance when standing, which means he cannot hold his sheet music and turn the pages single handedly. The... View Details

Transfer box for car/wheelchair

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The client, a full-time manual wheelchair user with a T12 spinal cord injury resulting from an accident over 35 years ago, recently faced a challenge with his mobility. After changing his Motability vehicle, he encountered difficulties during transfers due to... View Details

One Handed Knitting

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The client's journey underscores the importance of tailored solutions for individuals facing physical challenges. With the help of innovative knitting aids designed specifically for her needs, she has the potential to overcome barriers that have hindered her passion for knitting.... View Details

Making arms weightless

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The client has an unusually severe case of osteoporosis resulting in difficulties in lifting her hands to her mouth and being able to feed herself. A frame of 25 mmx 2mm mild steel box section has been welded together and... View Details

One-handed brake for rollator

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In summary, the collaboration between the client, the occupational therapist, and the REMAP engineer, led to a tailored solution for the client's mobility challenges after his stroke. The development of a 3D-printed cable doubler device has successfully addressed the limitations... View Details

BED RAIL GAP PROTECTION

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A fabric sleeve to prevent limbs going though the gaps in a bed grab rail, during transfer. View Details

Stand Transfer Aid Foot Strap

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An Occupational Therapist asked REMAP Suffolk East to provide something to stop a client's feet sliding forwards on the foot plate of a Sara Stedy stand/transfer aid. View Details

Wheelchair Weighing Platform

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A wheelchair user needed to be accurately weighed before chemotherapy so the dose could be compounded.  Currently this was conducted at the hospital and she generally had to wait 2 hours for the therapy dose to be compounded. She requested... View Details

ETAC Turner Knee Block

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A removable EVA foam block for an ETAC Patient Turner Pro to prevent the client's knee from moving into the gap between the knee supports when being transferred. View Details

One-handed scissors

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A pupil wished to cut paper and card with scissors like her school friends but has the use of only one hand. A board was devised that holds the card while it is being cut. View Details