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The Bath Chair
This chair had three wheels and was often used by the sick to get to pump rooms and baths. It was invented by James Heath. The bathe chair slowly gained popularity until the 1850 when it was replaced.
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Evolution of the Wheelchair
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Light Weight Wheelchair
The orginal inventoin of the wheelchair was made lighter and easier to transfer as well as it added push rims were added. IT had large wheels in the bak and was made more comfortable by using Indian reed on the seat and backng.
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Everest and Jennings X-Frame
The X-frame was the first folding wheelchair created to make stroage much easier. This wheelchair could fit in a car and was created by two freinds one being a paraplegic.
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Electric Wheelchair
This wheelchair was created by a canadian engineer so that more people in chairs could power there own chair. These where created as a program to help wounded veteran returning from world war II. The first electric wheelchair created in mass production was by Everest and Jennings in 1956.
http://inventors.about.com/od/wstartinventions/a/wheelchair.htm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/sb-digital/innovation/the-brains-behind-the-electric-wheelchair/article4502631/ -
Standing wheelchair
Created by AMI the standing wheelchair allows for people in chairs to expand there range of motion and strengthen the body. The orginal o stander was made for pediatric patients.
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Pediatric wheelchairs
Chairs that will fit exactly to a childs body making them more safe and adaptable to fit every childs needs.
http://www.medicalexpo.com/medical-manufacturer/pediatric-wheelchair-28156.html
