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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Trolley walking frame

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A child with Downs Syndrome cannot walk unaided.  At his Montessori school, he need to be able to select his own activity from where it is stored and take it to his table. He requires a trolley to provide him... View Details

Hinged bed rail

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The client’s feet tend to slip off the side of his bed and what was needed was a small width attachment which can be pulled up 180 degrees whilst he is in the bed and then folded down 180 degrees... View Details

Off-road rollator

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Off-road rollator Showing rear outriggers The client uses a standard rollator to getting about on paved areas, but needs something similar for use on soft ground. A large-wheeled tricycle type buggy was modified with the addition of rear outriggers made... View Details

One-handed kayaking

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An 11 year old boy with only one hand was keen to start kayaking, and the problem was to make a safe (and easy release) attachment for the kayak paddle. He had a simple prosthesis provided by the NHS, consisting... View Details

Control of tremor

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The client had trouble controlling the joystick of his wheelchair because of a severe tremor in his forearm. He was supplied with a wristband containing a flat rare earth magnet, and a small steel plate was attached to the arm... View Details

Portable toilet seat

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(posted by Paula Allchin) A young mother has a five year old boy with severe cerebral palsy. She has a 'Rifton Hygiene and Toileting system' for use at home. Away from home she has a soft plastic seat insert and... View Details

Chair mover

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Parkinson’s sufferers often have difficulty pulling their chair up to the dining table, and carers struggle to help.   A light framework of 20mm angle iron is welded to be a reasonable fit around the chair legs, with the wheels... View Details

Weak-grip braking for 3-wheel rollators

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Many clients lack sufficient grip in at least one hand to operate the brakes on their rollator. If they have an adequate grip with the other hand, the brake cables can be paired through a ‘monkey face’ balancing plate to... View Details

Urgent help needed – powered easel

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From Terry Tomlin  Engineer; Gloucestershire and Herefordshire I have a client with rapidly deteriorating Motor Neuron Disease who has already lost the use of his hands and arms. Prior to the onset of this condition he enjoyed painting. He now... View Details

Child-proof lock for fridge-freezers

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The parents of an autistic child required an easy-to-control but child-proof lock for their fridge freezer. Commercial solutions were tried but found to not be sufficiently robust enough. Fridge-freezers usually have provision to mount the doors on either side, so... View Details

Trolley walker with gutters and brakes

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Fitting gutters to a tea trolley is a common requirement. On the older-style Bardon trolley, this is easily done by attaching the upper sections of standard gutter crutches. However, these trolleys are unbraked, and clients with balance problems may have... View Details

Anchoring pedal exercisers

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There is often a need to fix pedal exercisers in relation to the client’s chair, to stop them travelling when in use. The problem can be solved by standing both pedal assembly and chair on a board. The example shown... View Details

Bed or chair control switches

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Clients with restricted finger movement or arthritis often have trouble operating the small ‘blister’ switches on bed controls. The solution is to clamp on a framework carrying extended rockers with plastic buttons (B&Q drawer stops) that bear on the blisters.... View Details

Mobile Mangar Booster Seat

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Completed seat, lowered, showing the seat remote control. Completed seat, raised,  showing the air pump and battery pack Trolley, without foam bumpers The client uses a Mangar Booster Seat to get on the floor (eg. to play with her child)... View Details

Chair with castors

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Chair with castors braked Chair with castors unbraked Sketch The client needs to be able to move his dining chair easily under the table to eat, etc. Castors were added to the chair with hand-operated brakes on the trailing castors.... View Details

Raised Rollator handles

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The client has diabetes and a number of other problems affecting his legs which mean he has to use a Rollator for mobility. He finds the handles are too low and would like them raised 7” to 8” An extension... View Details

Special bed rail

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The client has an NRS bedrail (product code M48192) which is unsuitable for his weight and is not located firmly enough in the bed. He asked if it can be modified e.g. by fixing to the wall   View Details

Bathing support cushion attachment straps

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Straps, cushion and bath Straps, showing press studs A care home has a bath with a moveable base within the bowl of the bath that is used to raise and lower the user into the water.  An inflatable shaped cushion... View Details

Kitchen pull-out table

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The client is an amputee, and needed a pull-out table in his kitchen for crockery etc., prior to washing up. The client washes up from his wheelchair, but the kitchen layout left little space for the crockery, pans etc. ready... View Details

Raised kitchen platform

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Platform in use Spring-loaded castor and support bracket The client, who is 4ft 2in, uses boxes to allow her to stand at the kitchen sink to do the washing up and look out over her garden. This was unstable and... View Details

Off-road rollator

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Finished rollator Un-modified buggy frame The 6-year-old client is able to walk short distances indoors, but when outdoors, she needs an aid which is manoeuvrable but gives her stability and some protection against bumping into things and able to cope... View Details

Gutter supports for 3-wheeled walker

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The client’s condition make it difficult for her to get around her home with her 3-wheeled walker. An adaption to the walker is requested, to add gutter supports. Two options were discussed with the client. Option 1. Insert and bond... View Details

Exercise bike pedal foot clip modification

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The client cannot move her legs to pedal, and relies on the electric exerciser to pull her feet around, hence moving her leg muscles. This means the pedals are trying to pull away from her feet, and the only friction... View Details

Wheelchair special footrest modification

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Physiotherapist working for South Glos community learning difficulties team, looking for a solution for a client whose feet do not rest on his current foot plate on his wheelchair. It is his own electric powered wheelchair with a single footplate.... View Details