For a patient, a pressure injury can be a devastating experience that is both frightening and extremely painful. Even a small wound requires comprehensive treatment to ensure it both heals effectively and does not develop in severity.

Intuitive drive assist technology - IndiGo IndiGo is the breakthrough intuitive drive assist technology that enables a single caregiver to easily manoeuvre the hospital bed from any position – without the added complexity of separate controls or handles.

There are different types of power assisted transport technologies used with hospital beds that help caregivers reduce effort in transporting patients throughout the facility.

First-of-its-kind solution delivers intuitive user experience and is the result of customer-focused product development approach.

Transporting patients on hospital beds is an ergonomically high risk activity for caregivers. However, the use of powered assisted beds can have a positive impact on their work lives. Read an extract from 'A case for powered bed transport' whitepaper below:

Join us at this year's Hospitalar in São Paulo on May 22nd-25th, 2018 and meet the new Arjo. Acknowledged for 25 years as the leading trade fair in the Americas, Hospitalar is the most important show in the healthcare sector for both local and foreign markets.

Promoting mobility among patients and residents in care facilities is critical for healthy daily lives. Helping those with limited or reduced mobility to perform their everyday tasks such as bathing, resting and dressing, may require standing and raising transfers performed by caregivers multiple times a day.

An evaluation of 6 different sit to stand devices for use in rehabilitation shows an 'overwhelming preference' for the Sara® Flex knee support during a study in Loughborough University, UK.

A study by Loughborough University, UK found, during an evaluation of 6 different sit to stand devices for use in rehabilitation, an 'overwhelming preference' for Arjo's standing and raising aid, Sara® Flex. Extract from the whitepaper, An evaluation of sit to stand devices for use in rehabilitation:

Standing and raising aids, also known as sit-to-stand devices/lifts, are used by caregivers to transfer patients or residents between two seated postures, for example, seated on the edge of the bed to a wheelchair, or wheelchair to commode or shower chair.