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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Extension for standing frame’s tray

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The client is a child who uses the assistance of a paediatric standing frame (Leckey Horizon stander) at school - this is a frame designed to hold the user safely in an upright position.  The frame has a waist-level tray... View Details

Raised Train Table

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The client "K", a teenager with multiple conditions, has a large train track on a table specifically designed for the purpose, with storage underneath. However, K has grown too tall for the table, and due to having a bent spine,... View Details

Battleships Game

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Client request for a giant ‘Battleships’ board game with large pegs. It needs to be twice the size of a laptop! She has many conditions and is almost blind. She can see colours but would need large pegs and holes... View Details

Wheelchair ramps

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Our client, Brian, uses a power wheelchair that cannot cross the threshold of the patio doors into the conservatory due to the aluminum door sill. A fixed ramp is required in the conservatory, and a removable ramp is needed on... View Details

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

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

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

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

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

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

Motorised Head Support

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The head support was designed for a client whose head has dropped forward and to the left. (Photos show head support on a different sofa) View Details

Hot Drink Flask Holder and Drinking Tube

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A stand and drinking tube for hot drink flasks for a client with MS. View Details

Perching stool foot rail

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An additional footrail on a Medequip issued shower/perching stool to make it more comfortable. View Details

Voice Operated Page Turner

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Surrey REMAP were contacted by the daughter of an MS patient who used to own a book shop, and couldn't get on with new the iPad and PC options for reading a book. The patient, a quadriplegic who needed to... View Details

One-handed brake for 4 wheel walker

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The collaboration between the client, the occupational therapist, and the assistive technology expert 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 imposed... View Details

Portable Dog treat dispenser

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The Charity 'Dogs for Good' require potential assistance dog owners to be able to dispense single kibble dog treats to reward the right actions during their training period. This person has been waiting over a year to have an assistance... View Details

Trolley rollator hand rest and grip

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An adaptation for a trolley rollator for a lady with poor LH grip. View Details

ONE-HANDED KNITTING AID

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A one-handed knitting aid for a client who had a stroke affecting her left side, and based around an embroidery hoop stand. View Details

Cooker control guard

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The client's daughter is 11 years old and has Cornelia De Lange Syndrome, resulting in severe behavioural difficulties.  These include fiddling with cooker control knobs when Mum is out of the kitchen or her back is turned. The cooker control... View Details

Rowing Machine Challenge

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A man with advanced Motor Neurone Disease wished to do a 24 hour challenge for a world record on a Rowing Machine and requested REMAP to provide side and back support for the seat of the machine. View Details