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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Oxygen cylinder bracket for wheelchair

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The client needs oxygen but there was no current means of support, on the wheelchair, for a small (100 mm diameter) oxygen cylinder and a bag of associated medical equipment.  View Details

Ventilator Trolley

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The client's named nurse told us "This 4 year old client is fully ventilated (24hrs) via a tracheostomy, and requires a suitable trolley, to enable them to move about easily whilst attached to the ventilator. The trolley needs to support... View Details

Child’s walker with ventilator

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Eve, who has diaphragmatic hernia was provided with a walker and a cycle basket to carry her ventilator, an oxygen cylinder and two infusion pumps. None of these items could be carried safely on the walker. The seat originally fitted had... View Details

Oxygen and Suction Hose Clamp for Bed Frame

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End user is 15 year old child, has medical equipment in bedroom, oxygen concentrator and suction, long lengths of plastic tubing which needed to be kept tidy and safe, to prevent trips and to prevent damage to equipment. Previously was... View Details

Air Mask Microphone

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The client needs to wear a positive air pressure mask which covers her nose and mouth at all times, but the mask makes it difficult for others to hear her when she speaks. View Details

Oxygen attachment for walker

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The client needed to have her oxygen cylinder with her when she went shopping with her 4-wheeled walker; the cylinder could fit into the basket under the seat but the seat could not be then used if she needed a... View Details

Ventilator Carrying Trolley

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The client was just starting sixth form college and needed to build her strength by walking rather than riding in a wheelchair. She breaths with the help of a battery powered ventilator which is connected via a tracheostomy and mounted... View Details

Drag-bag conversion to take ambulatory oxygen cylinder

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Client’s requirement This referral came from a pulmonary rehab OT for a 72 year-old Crone’s sufferer who had complications from medication which resulted in surgery and the occasional need for ambulatory oxygen. The engineer highlighted the limited mobility over rough... View Details

Trolley for oxygen equipment

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This 5-year old boy needs a constant oxygen supply. At home, he is connected to the supply via a long tube but the portable supply he had was too heavy for him to carry and he needed the constant attendance... View Details

Trolley for oxygen cylinder

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Ruarigh is a young oxygen-dependent boy, who needed a pull trolley for his oxygen cylinder to make it easier for him to go out. It also needed to fit behind his bicycle. A frame to locate the cylinder was fabricated... View Details

Oxygen cylinder carrier for wheelchair

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The client relies on bottled oxygen. When taken outdoors in her wheelchair she had to securely hold the oxygen cylinder between her legs, resting it on the foot plates of the wheelchair. Two support brackets are held in place on... View Details

Oxygen cylinder carrier

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An elderly client needing a permanent oxygen supply, wished to continue country walking. A standard shopping trolley had been tried but it was difficult to carry the cylinders securely and gave insufficient ground clearance. A frame of square section tube... View Details

Oxygen bottle trolley

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The client has impaired lung function and requires a continuous supply of oxygen. Having always been very active, he found the oxygen bottle and supply tubing annoyingly restrictive. A light-weight trolley was made to hold the oxygen cylinder, metering unit... View Details

Oxygen bottle stowage & transporter

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A severely disabled man had difficulty in moving his oxygen bottles around the home, often resulting in the bottle being knocked over. A lightweight wooden shopping trolley with a stable base and a recess to take the base of the... View Details

Nasal cannula

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A nasal cannula is approx 2.5m. If the user is mobile there is a considerable amount of spare tubing. This can be a hazard for the user and others. They must use one hand to gather in and hold this... View Details

Mounting for oxygen bottle on child’s buggy

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The young child, born prematurely, needs oxygen 24 hours a day, meaning that his mother had to carry a heavy oxygen cylinder with her when taking him out in his buggy. The buggy needed to be modified to carry a quickly... View Details

Gas bottle carrier

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This client needed to be able to easily transport an oxygen cylinder. The carrier was made to take both 100mm or 175mm diameter bottles and can be easily stored when not in use. The client can safely and comfortably wheel... View Details

Electric motorscooter & oxygen carrier

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This thirteen-year old young lady has severe heart and lung problems and requires constant access to oxygen. Pulling a trolley with 10kg cylinder of gas was very tiring, and restricted her from joining in with her peer group. A metal... View Details