Abstract
LEXINGTON, Massachusetts (August 9, 2011) - WinterGreen Research
announces that it has a new study on Power Assist Wheelchair Market Shares and
Forecasts, Worldwide, 2011-2017. The 2011 study has 322 pages, 87 tables and
figures. Power Assist wheelchair technology works to provide essential
supplement to manual pushing of the regular wheelchairs. Motor assist devices
are varied and innovative, providing significant advantages to users.
Propulsion assist devices for manual wheelchairs are used by people who lack
the strength to propel their wheelchairs and lack the stamina to propel their
wheelchairs throughout the day. Many people may move to a conventional power
wheelchair when faced with propulsion problems.
Power wheelchairs present some problems that are not easily overcome. Power
wheelchairs rarely fold for storage. Power wheelchairs are difficult to load
into a smaller vehicle. If they do, they tend to be bulky and heavy.
The manual wheelchair has appeal because it keeps people moving physically.
This level of exercise is of value for maintaining physical health.
Manual wheelchair propulsion assist devices use a battery powered motor to
reduce the physical effort. A non-motorized manual assist device is a wheel
that uses gear ratios to reduce the effort required to propel the wheelchair.
Manual wheelchair propulsion assist devices are useful as an add-on. Devices
can be added to an existing manual wheel chair in the form of wheels. Power
propulsion assist wheels have motors built into the hubs of the wheels to
enhance the user' s power when propelling the wheelchair. Power assist wheels
can be turned off when not needed.
According to Susan Eustis, primary author of the study, “Using the
assist wheels instead of pushing all the time improves the effort ratio, use
of a motor some of the time or one push with a geared wheel equals three
pushes. The arms do not tire out as fast and people can go further
distances.”
Research is focused on reducing the incidence of conditions secondary to the
long term use of the wheelchair. Upper extremity pain, de-conditioning,
vibration/shock exposure is all issues to some extent. Conditions associated
with long-term wheelchair use need to be addressed.
Pressure ulcers are a costly health care problem worldwide. A common problem
in wheelchair users is back pain and poor posture. For both of these
conditions, it is thought that tilt in space and recline may be of benefit.
Tilt in space can significantly reduce static seating pressure, a key
ingredient in the development of pressure sores.
The emergence of advanced mobility devices shows promise for addressing
conditions that arise because of long term wheelchair use. The contribution of
engineering is key. Increased sales of devices support research and
development budgets, better engineering contributes to achieving economies of
scale.
Markets at $109.1 million in 2010 are set to grow to $327.6 million by 2017.
Economies of scale and more efficient manufacturing will drive the price down
and increase the appeal of devices. More favorable reimbursement and baby
boomer purchasing will serve to drive these markets higher in the future.
Growth is different by region, depending on different reimbursement patterns.
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Table of Contents
Power Assist Wheelchairs Executive Summary
- Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices
- Market Driving Forces
- Manual Propulsion Assist
- Manual Propulsion Assist Benefits
- Manual Propulsion Assist Research and Development
- Loads and Unloads From The Car
- Power Assist Wheelchair Market Shares
- Power Assist Wheelchair Market Forecasts
1. Power Assist Wheelchairs Market Description and Market Dynamics
- 1.1. Power Assist Wheels
- 1.2. Power Assisted Wheelchairs Middle Ground
- 1.3. Power Assist Wheels Add An Electric Motor to a Manual Wheel
Chair
- 1.4. Home Medical Equipment Industry
- 1.5. Health Care Cost Containment Trends
- 1.6. Power Assist Wheelchair Wheels
2. Power Assist Wheelchairs Market Shares and Market Forecasts
- 2.1. Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices
- 2.2. Market Driving Forces
- 2.1.1. Manual Propulsion Assist
- 2.1.2. Manual Propulsion Assist Benefits
- 2.1.3. Manual Propulsion Assist Research and Development
- 2.1.4. Loads and Unloads From The Car
- 2.2. Power Assist Wheelchair Market Shares
- 2.2.1. Invacare / Alber
- 2.2.2. Invcare Power Assist Wheelchair Wheels
- 2.2.3. Invacare Albers More freedom in daily life.
- 2.2.4. Sunrise Medical Quickie® Xtender™
- 2.2.5. MagicWheels®
- 2.2.6. Yamaha - JWII Powered Wheels
- 2.2.7. DAKA
- 2.2.8. Da Vinci
- 2.2.9. The Scooter Store
- 2.3. Power Assist Wheelchair Market Forecasts
- 2.3.1. Market Growth Factors
- 2.3.2. Batteries An Issue For Companies Offering Wheelchair Power Assist
Devices
- 2.4. Number of People in Wheelchairs
- 2.4.1. Wheelchair Reimbursement
- 2.4.2. Manual Wheelchair Market Forecasts
- 2.4.3. CMS Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
- 2.5. Assisted Wheelchair Device Prices
- 2.6. Power Assist Wheelchair Regional Markets
- 2.6.1. Invacare United States/Europe Market
- 2.6.2. Invacare North America
- 2.6.3. Invacare Asia/Pacific
- 2.6.4. Invacare Europe
3. Power Assist Wheelchairs Product Description
- 3.1. Invacare Alber
- 3.1.1. Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive / Wheelchair Motor
- 3.1.2. Alber - e-Motion
- 3.1.3. Alber - Scalamobil
- 3.1.4. Alber - Scalamobil Anti-Tippers:
- 3.1.5. Abler Tilt bars:
- 3.1.6. Difference Between Alber - Scalamobil Mobile Stairclimbers And
Lifts
- 3.1.7. Alber - Viamobil
- 3.2. Frank Mobility
- 3.2.1. Frank Mobility - Scalamobil
- 3.2.2. Frank Mobility - ADVENTURE
- 3.2.3. Frank Mobility - The Duet
- 3.2.4. Frank Mobility - e-fix
- 3.2.5. Invacare Alber Quix add-on tiller Powerdrive
- 3.3. Magic Wheels
- 3.3.1. Manual Wheelchair Power Assist With No Batteries or Motors
- 3.3.2. MAGICWHEELS Hill Holding Feature
- 3.3.3. MagicWheels Wheelchair Gears
- 3.3.4. MagicWheels® Changes Wheelchair Mobility
- 3.3.5. MagicWheels Power Assist with Gears
- 3.4. 1-800-Wheelchair.com
- 3.4.1. 1-800-Wheelchair Offers A Power Assisted Stand-Up Manual
Wheelchair
- 3.5. Sunrise Medical Quickie® Xtender™
- 3.6. Swiss Trac
- 3.6.1. SWISS • TRAC Loads and Unloads From The Car
- 3.7. Golden Motor Technology Co Ltd
- 3.8. DAKA
- 3.9. Ergostep
- 3.10. Pure Global / Nudrive
- 3.10.1. Pure Global NuDrive Drive Units
- 3.11. Da Vinci Mobility
- 3.12. Tzora Active Systems
- 3.12.1. Samson Power Drive - PD-6
- 3.13. SuperQuad Wijit
- 3.14. Yamaha - JWII Powered Wheels
4. Power Assist Wheelchairs Technology
- 4.1. Power Propulsion Assist Wheels Have Motors
- 4.2. Gear Manual Wheel Assist
- 4.3. Power Assist Wheelchairs Regulations
- 4.4. Power Assist Wheelchairs Battery Technology Trends
- 4.5. Technology That Changes Mobility
- 4.6. Yamaha Cutting Edge Technology
5. Power Assist Wheelchairs Company Profiles
- 5.1. Central Mobility
- 5.2. CJPS Medical Systems
- 5.2.1. CJPS Medical Systems license agreement with Independence
Technology, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company,
- 5.2.2. CJPS Medical Systems License Agreement With Independence
Technology Significant Clinical Studies
- 5.2.3. Independence Technology
- 5.3. DAKA
- 5.4. Da Vinci Mobility
- 5.5. Frank Mobility
- 5.6. Independent Living
- 5.7. Invacare / Alber
- 5.7.1. Control Concept for Alber
- 5.7.2. Invacare / Alber ErgoDrive Concept
- 5.7.3. Invacare / Alber scalacombi S36
- 5.7.4. Invacare Revenue
- 5.7.5. Invacare North America/Home Medical Equipment (HME)
- 5.7.6. Invacare Supply Group (ISG)
- 5.7.7. Invacare Institutional Products Group (IPG)
- 5.7.8. Invacare Europe
- 5.7.9. Invacare Asia/Pacific
- 5.7.10. Invacare Corporation Revenue / Net Sales
- 5.7.11. Invacare Business Segments -
- 5.7.12. Invacare Alber Viamobil Eco
- 5.8. Golden Motors
- 5.9. Magic Wheels
- 5.9.1. MagicWheels 2-Gear Wheels Fit Wheelchairs
- 5.9.2. MagicWheels 2-Gear Wheels
- 5.10. Nordigo
- 5.11. Nudrive
- 5.12. Sunrise Medical
- 5.12.1. Sunrise Medical Customer Focus
- 5.12.2. Sunrise Moves Away From Titanium And Continues To Focus On
Wheelchair Design vs. Material
- 5.13. The Scooter Store
- 5.14. Tzora Active Systems
- 5.15. SuperQuad Wijit
- 5.16. Yamaha Motor
- 5.17. 1-800-Wheelchair.com
6. Selected Wheelchair Companies and Models Using Alber Motor Assist Adapters
List of Tables and Figures
Power Assist Wheelchairs Executive Summary
- Table ES-1: Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices Market Driving Forces
- Table ES-2: Types and Uses of Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices
- Figure ES-3: Power Assist Wheelchair Market Shares, Dollars, Worldwide, 2010
- Figure ES-4: Wheelchair Power Assist Market Forecasts, Dollars, Worldwide, 2011-2017
Power Assist Wheelchairs Market Description and Market Dynamics
- Table 1-1: Wheelchair Power Assist Accessories and Components
- Table 1-2: Power Assisted Hybrid Wheelchairs Middle Ground Benefits
- Table 1-3: Power Assisted Wheelchairs Key Features
- Table 1-4: Power assist wheelchairs benefits Studies
- Table 1-5: Home Medical Equipment Technological Advances Impact
Power Assist Wheelchairs Market Shares and Market Forecasts
- Table 2-1: Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices Market
Driving Forces
- Table 2-2: Types and Uses of Wheelchair Propulsion Assist Devices
- Figure 2-3: Power Assist Wheelchair Market Shares, Dollars,
Worldwide, 2010
- Table 2-4: Power Assist Wheelchair Market Shares,Dollars,
Worldwide, 2010
- Figure 2-5: Invcare Power Assist Wheelchair Wheels
- Figure 2-6: Invacare Albers Folded for Transport
- Figure 2-7: Invacare Albers Folded for Transport
- Figure 2-8: Invacare Albers e-Fix Components
- Figure 2-9: MagicWheels Power Assist Wheelchair Wheels
- Figure 2-10: Yamaha Motors - JWII Powered Wheels
- Figure 2-11: Daka wheelchair drive unit
- Figure 2-12: Da Vinci PDQ Power Trike Extra
- Figure 2-13: Wheelchair Power Assist Market Forecasts, Dollars,
Worldwide, 2011-2017
- Table 2-14: Power Assist Wheelchair Market Forecasts, Dollars,
Worldwide, 2011-2017
- Table 2-15: US Population Over 65
- Table 2-16: CMS Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Criteria for
Reimbursement
- Figure 2-17: Wheelchair Power Assist Regional Market Segments, 2010
- Table 2-18: Wheelchair Power Assist Regional Market Segments, 2010
Power Assist Wheelchairs Product Description
- Table 3-1: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Functions
- Figure 3-2: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Retrofitting
- Table 3-3: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Functions
- Table 3-4: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Swivel Arm Functions
- Table 3-5: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Bracket For Control Unit As
Attendant Control:
- Table 3-6: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Conversion From Screw To Stub
Axles:
- Table 3-7: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Protection Bow For Control
Unit:
- Table 3-8: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Extended Hand Rest:
- Table 3-9: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Tray table:
- Table 3-10: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Joystick Options:
- Table 3-11: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Battery, 12 Ah:
- Table 3-12: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Increased Capacity Battery
Pack, 17 Ah:
- Table 3-13: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Intuitive Attendant Control
- Table 3-14: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Battery box:
- Table 3-15: Alber - E-Fix Add-On Drive Spoke Covers and Opti-Box
- Table 3-16: Alber - E-Motion
- Figure 3-17: Alber - E-Motion Power-Assisted Wheel
- Table 3-18: Alber - e-Motion Accessories:
- Figure 3-19: Alber - Scalamobil
- Figure 3-20: Alber - Scalamobil Functions
- Figure 3-21: Alber - Scalamobil Components
- Figure 3-22: Alber - Scalamobil Bracket:
- Figure 3-23: Alber - Scalamobil Headrest:
- Table 3-24: Alber - Scalamobil Headrest Functions
- Figure 3-25: Alber -Special Bracket For Pediatric Wheelchairs:
- Figure 3-26: Alber Scalamobil Stub axles
- Table 3-27: Mobile Stair Cimber versus Fixed Stair Lift Functions:
- Figure 3-28: Alber - Viamobil
- Figure 3-29: Alber - Viamobil Pack Attachment
- Figure 3-30: Alber - Viamobil Bracket:
- Figure 3-31: Alber - Viamobil Eco Large Bar Handle
- Figure 3-32: Alber - Viamobil Eco Large Bar Handle Component
- Figure 3-33: MAGICWHEELS
- Table 3-34: Power Assisted Stand-Up Manual Wheelchair Benefits
- Figure 3-35: Karman Manual Wheelchair with Power Stand-Up Features
- Figure 3-36: Sunrise Medical Quickie® Xtender™
- Table 3-37: Sunrise Medical Product Highlights
- Figure 3-38: Sunrise Medical Quickie® Xtender™ Motor
- Figure 3-39: SWISS • TRAC Traction Device For Wheelchairs
- Table 3-40: SWISS • TRAC - Swiss Quality Product Features
- Table 3-41: Golden Motor Technology Co., Ltd. Pancake Motor Advantages
- Table 3-42: Golden Motor Technology Co., Ltd. Pancake Motor Features:
- Table 3-43: Golden Motor Technology Co., Ltd. Pancake Motor Benefits
- Table 3-44: NuDrive Benefits
- Table 3-45: Pure Global NuDrive Drive Units Technical Specification
- Table 3-46: Pure Global NuDrive Drive Units
- Table 3-47: Pure Global Wheel Camber Description
- Figure 3-48: Da Vinci Trail Rider
- Table 3-49: SuperQuad Wijit Design Features
- Table 3-50: SuperQuad Wijit Benefits
- Figure 3-51: Yamaha - JWII Powered Wheels
Power Assist Wheelchairs Technology
- Figure 4-1: New Battery Technology
Power Assist Wheelchairs Company Profiles
- Table 5-1: DaVinci Mobility Products And Service
- Table 5-2: Invacare / Alber viamobil eco Product Positioning
- Table 5-3: Alber Viamobil eco Features
- Figure 5-4: Alber e-Fix
- Figure 5-5: Invacare Alber Product Set
- Figure 5-6: Nordigo Braking System
Power Assist Wheelchairs Alber Adapter Companies and Models Listed
- 6. Selected Wheelchair Companies and Models Using Alber Motor
Assist Adapters
