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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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

Electric Winch to Aid Transfer of Four-Wheeled Walker Into and Out of a BMW Mini Boot

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The client has limited mobility and strength and finds it difficult to load and unload her four-wheeled walker in her BMW Mini car boot. Due to the very small boot, there do not appear to be any commercial solutions for... View Details

Motorised chair controller

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A client with MS was not able to operate the membrane switches on the controller for his motorised chair. A cover was made for the controller with larger buttons that could be operated with the fist, rather than with fingers. View Details

Custom Rollator/Walker for client with limited upper limb function

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REMAP were approached to to see if we could help a gentleman born with arthogyrposis multiplex conginta – function deformity of both upper limbs – and with contractures and underdeveloped arms reducing functional use. In the last year he had... View Details

Aid for triggering someone to take a step (Gait aid)

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The client needed a visual prompt in the form of a line on the ground to enable her to take a step with her rollator. Initially we thought of a laser, but the OT felt that a physical line in... 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

Vinnie’s Arm Support

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Vinnie has SMA type 1 and a few years ago he suffered a cardiac arrest resulting in a brain injury and dystonic posture.  He has extremely limited movement and communication capacity. His OT found that, when his elbows were supported... 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

Wheelchair Arm Spacers

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Machined aluminium spacers to provide extra distance between the arms on a lightweight/compact/folding powered wheelchair for the occupant's comfort. View Details

Combined Bed Side Table and Standing Aid

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A very sturdy bed table, bolted to the bed and doubling as a sit-to-stand aid for a visually impaired client. 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

Rutland trolley adaptation

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The project to adapt the client’s Rutland trolley shows the importance of personalised solutions in assistive technology. By addressing the specific challenges she faced, the team were able to implement a successful solution that involved widening the trolley's legs. Despite... 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

Utensil aid for a quadruple amputee

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A cutlery holder made by Perth & Kinross Panel for an upper limb amputee, plus a similar device seen on the internet, provided some ideas. Unfortunately neither of these were appropriate for our client who had higher amputations, ie she... View Details

Treadmill Handrail Raiser

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A client was working with a physiotherapist to complete their exercises on a treadmill, but the handrails were too low, causing pain and imbalance. To find a safe and comfortable solution, the client reached out to REMAP for help. View Details

Car Door Opener

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Due to severe systemic sclerosis in their hands, our client cannot drive and, so, uses taxis for a lot of transportation needs. The sclerosis results in a need for assistance to release the latch that allows the car door to... View Details