EquaGel Cushion
EquaGel Cushion
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EquaGel® is a dry-polymer gel, almost rubbery. It is not a liquid! This gel has unbelievable tensile and compression strength. One of its most amazing features is referred to as COLUMN BUCKLING...
Details & Specs for EquaGel Cushion
EquaGel® is a dry-polymer gel, almost rubbery. It is not a liquid! This gel has unbelievable tensile and compression strength. One of its most amazing features is referred to as COLUMN BUCKLING . Simply put, each wall of gel is capable of supporting only a marginal load. When that threshold is exceeded, the wall buckles under and passes the weight to the surrounding walls for support. This "buckling and weight-passing" happens instantly and repeatedly until the maximum surface area of pressing weight is evenly supported by sufficient walls to hold the weight up, regardless of its shape.
Applied to seat cushions, the pressure points of the ischium and coccyx are allowed to buckle into the cushion without resistance while the buttocks are supported evenly. The areas most likely to develop pressure sores are allowed to float nearly pressure-free within the pad while the client's weight is distributed evenly across the cushion.
EquaGel® Cushions are particularly beneficial to those at risk of developing pressure ulcers or for the healing of those with existing skin breakdown. EquaGel® Cushions are second to NONE for comfort and wound management performance.
EquaGel® Straight Comfort Cushion
The most popular of all the EquaGel® wheelchair seat cushions with skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities.
It is a flat gel cushion incorporating the two-stage gel configuration. Much of its popularity with nursing and therapy professionals is that it is not dependent upon knowledgeable staff to properly place the gel cushion in a wheelchair – it can be frontwards, backwards or sideways and still perform as designed.
While the EquaGel® Straight Comfort Wheelchair Seat Cushion is not coded for Medicare reimbursement, it will provide the user with extended comfort while aiding to prevent pressure sores. This cushion also aids in wound care treatment.
EquaGel® Straight Comfort Wheelchair Seat Cushions specifications:
100% EquaGel® 2-Stage Gel
o 1st Stage (Top) has small open cells with thin walls for comfort
o 2nd Stage (Bottom) has larger cells with thick walls for support
1-3/4” High
Fluid-resistant, vapor-permeable and flame-resistant cover
EquaGel® Straight Comfort Wheelchair Seat Cushions are available in sizes from 16”, 18” 20” & 22” wide and 16”, 18” & 20” deep.