Toileting Aids

The Rifton Support Station

Benefits:

Provides dignity to clients -User can now easily undergo hygiene care

in an upright position, even with limited weight-bearing ability.

Helps eliminate physical injury and back strain to care givers due to

lifting as clients can assist in the sit-to-stand transfer.

Practice in strength and skill building - Using their own strength

and skills to transfer and support themselves, user improve weight

bearing and motor skills over time.

Efficient - less time spend than hoist lifting.

The one-hand operated safety triggers allow

adjustment of the Trunk Board height and

angle

The Support Station Folds

flat and only occupies 20

cm depth.

Users with limited hand control

can participate in their care by

using the elbow contours during

Pivot Design does not use a knee board, the trunk board can swing 180 º in 15 º

transfers.

increment to help a user with enough lower limb control to pivot towards the toilet

bowl. The transfer will strengthen the user with repeated practice.

Fixed Design

Pivot Design

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4

3

2

6

7 -rotate 180º

Fixed design support station with knee board allows use to tansfer securely

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between wheelchair and commode with dignity.

Support Station Frame, include frame and trunk board

TK715

1. Secure installation to the wall, uprights are placed on the floor.

Support Strap, help maintain user position

TK716

2. Padded trunk board is slotted for multiple hand grip positions and

Pair of handholds, attach to one of the slot for vertical grip

TK718

has elbow curves for users with limited hand function. Optional

Handholds can be placed also.

Knee Board, secure user's knees during transfer *

TK717

*Station with knee board is fixed design. Without knee board the

3. The support strap provides additional security while the user is

upright.

trunk board can pivot 180 º in 15 º increment.

4. Trunk Board angle is adjusted with the upper handle for optimal

User Height, cm

117 - 203

positioning of the users torso.

Max Working Load, kg

113

5. The overall height of the Trunk Board is adjusted with the lower

handle

Trunk Board Height Range, cm

66 to 114

Trunk Board Size, cm

61 x 61

6. With the Fixed Design a padded Knee Board helps the user to

Depth - stored flat , cm

20

stabilise the knees and provides additional leverage

Depth - Trunk Board horizontal , cm

79

7. With the Piviot Design the Trunk Board rotates 180 o so that a user

Installation requirement -

30 - 38 cm clearance from toilet

can pivot nearer to the chair.

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