Title:A Report of Putting on The Market The Flex-Seat Developed by Kanagawa Rehabilitation Center
Author:Akira Miyamoto, Etsumi Okigawa, Masayoshi Ohashi, Tsutomu Tamagaki, Yasuko Takada, Junichi Maeda, Seiko Miyoshi, Nao Hatano,( Kanagawa Rehabilitation Center)
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology,Vol.12, pp.381 -384
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
Akira Miyamoto(Kanagawa Rehabilitation Center)
TEL:0462-49-2590


Abstract:
Authors have been developing a seating system named Kanagawa-Reha type Flex-Seat. It has an excellent ability of supporting the user's positioning and can be adjustable according to his motions In this report, the process to put it on the market is reported. They make a mechanism of iron springs to control the extent of the seat bending in order to solve the problem of the former one's endurance. They make a seat of mesh polypropylene because of its ventilation. They remake the mechanism to adjust the range of the seat bending. They also mention that they will evaluate it by adapting tests in the clinic and give it superior modulation in order to put it on the market.