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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3D Knife holder

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This project focuses on developing a specialised knife holder for the client, who has experienced right-side weakness and reduced mobility following a stroke. Despite some movement, the client struggles to grip a knife securely enough to cut food independently. The... View Details

Adjust height of bathroom hand-rail

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Client requires a high, strong hand-rail in their bathroom to assist with showering. View Details

Patio Door Handle Extension

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The client has arthritis and was finding it hard to open and close the patio doors, to allow her dogs into the garden. View Details

Rollator revised handles and single brake operation.

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Chair adaptation with tray

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A gentleman with shorter arms and legs needed a chair that was standard width but with a seat height of 25cm and a seat depth of 30cm and armrest height of 60cm with sturdy hand grips extending beyond the front... View Details

Easy grip plug remover

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Paul has made a tool for arthritic hands to pull stubborn power plugs from their sockets. The handle and trigger from a litter-picker was adapted to operate a pair of jaws which grip the sides of the plug - they... 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

Angina Spray dispensing aid

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The client found it difficult to depress the spray when having an attack. He wanted a device to help him operate it without having to push down on the tiny button at the top of the small spray bottle. View Details

Touch control for mobility scooter

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Our client, Christine, has a mobility scooter but has not been able to use it for many months because operating the control levers causes pain in her arthritic hands. View Details

Sofa Arm-Rest

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A client needed help with sitting to standing from their sofa. Raising the sofa alone was not sufficient as he needed something to press down on. View Details

Modified Stair Lift

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This client was unable to reach the lever of their stairlift which put them at risk of falling down the stairs. Their Occupational Therapist asked REMAP to adapt the lever, so the client could stay safe. View Details

Raised Sofa

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The client's OT contacted REMAP, because their sofa was very low, and she was struggling to get up from it. View Details

Oven Door Opener

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The client has quite weak hands and arms, and found it virtually impossible to open the oven door; she always needed the help of her husband. Like most oven doors there is an initial force that must be overcome to... View Details

4-wheel walker HEIGHT EXTENSION

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Extending the handles of a 4-wheel walker using 3D printed parts and carbon fibre tube. View Details

Walker quick release clips

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A simple solution to allow a walker / rollator to be taken apart easily by a gentleman with arthritis, so it can fit in his car. View Details

Shower control adaptations

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3D printed control adaptations for a difficult to use shower for a lady with arthritis, to improve grip and leverage. View Details

Dog Lead Adaptation

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Our client is a professional dog walker who was struggling with clipping a dog lead to the dog's collar due to osteoarthritis in her hands and fingers. This simple adaptation of a carabiner clip has enabled her to carry on... View Details

Dishwasher opener

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Our client has arthritis in her hands and was finding her dishwasher difficult and sometimes painful to open. She needed a solution which would allow her to use the dishwasher independently and with comfort and ease. View Details

Key turner

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Our client has Osteoarthritis and was struggling to find a key turner to help her unlock the door of her Victorian home. Commercial key turners were found to be unsuitable for this particular requirement. View Details

Nurse call buttons

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Following on from a previous project we had undertaken within Harrogate District Hospital, Remap were approached by two other wards within the hospital who had entirely different nurse call button systems, where patients were experiencing similar issues. These were: A... View Details

Coat Maid

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Our client, Cora, is a very determined, independent lady who lives alone and wants to be able to continue to go outdoors for shopping, walking and other exercise which supports her mental well-being. Unfortunately she has such arthritis in both... View Details

Touch sensitive remote control

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The lady in this case suffers from MS, Arthritis, and is on Oxygen due to respiratory problems. She was unable to operate the press buttons on the electric bed remote and if, in the night, she needed to lift the... View Details

Adapted Doorknob

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The challenge was to make an add-on part that would fix securely to the existing doorknob and allow our client to turn it easily. We decided some sort of winged shape (something like a clockwork toy or clock key) would... View Details

Rollator carrier for electric chair

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The challenge was to construct a bracket to hold a three wheeled Rollator onto a electric chair so the client could access smaller shops that his chair would not fit into. View Details