WheelAir Battery Powered Airflow Cooling Backrest Cushion
One of the most common issues for wheelchair users is that they overheat if they have to sit down for long periods of time. The WheelAir Battery Powered Airflow Cooling Backrest Cushion is designed for those who have a difficult time regulating their internal temperature. Through a combination of moisture-wicking fabrics and guided airflow, the support helps to regulate your patient's core body temperature for improved comfort over long periods.
Key Features and Benefits
- Works to cool manual wheelchairs to prevent overheating
- Excellent for wheelchair users and disabled athletes using a wheelchair
- Non-intrusive, adjustable and silent airflow guides heat away from the body
- Uses moisture-wicking fabrics and helps guide airflow
- Improves posture and comfort
- Radial fan technology has four levels of intensity available
- Doesn't blast air straight onto the back; uses ambient air instead
- Positions air channels where the back becomes the warmest
- Fabric features an antibacterial coating to improve hygiene
- Materials are ethically sourced and thoroughly tested
- Battery lasts up to 19 hours at minimum
- Made from a carefully-selected blend of viscoelastic foams
- Designed to fit most lightweight wheelchairs
- Reduces pressure against the backrest to make users feel comfortable
- Helps increase patient comfort while keeping them cool
- Uses high-quality materials without compromising style
- Allows patients to live life on their terms with more independence
- Discreet and sleek design for improved confidence
Ideal for a Range of Wheelchair Users
Clinical studies have long been concerned with overheating as a result of a range of different conditions, particularly those that require use of a wheelchair. All too often, intrusive techniques like ice packs, water sprays and water hoses are used to cool patients down, which tend to be inefficient and even degrading.
Indications that tend to makes patients overheat include the following:
- Cerebral palsy
- Inability to sweat because of certain medications
- Multiple sclerosis
- Other neurological conditions
- Spinal cord injury
Helps Patients Feel Comfortable
The zones that generate the most amount of heat on a wheelchair backrest have been identified and targeted. As a result, the WheelAir Battery Powered Cushion provides convection air cooling to where it's needed most. Evaporative cooling also occurs by wicking away the natural moisture created from the seated position and combining it with airflow, allowing your patient to feel as comfortable as possible throughout use.
Learn More Now
Watch the video below to find out how the WheelAir Cooling Backrest Cushion can help improve your patient's wellbeing. This support helps keep their body cool so they can more comfortably go about their daily lives or even push their athletic limits!
Sizing of the Battery Powered Airflow Cushion
The WheelAir Battery Powered Cooling Cushion is available in four different sizes. Simply measure the frame width of your patient's wheelchair and consult the table below to find out which cushion will best fit their wheelchair.
| Size | Frame Width (mm) |
| Extra Small | 290mm |
| Small | 330mm |
| Medium | 360mm |
| Large | 400mm |
Technical Specifications
- Height: 740mm
- Height when Fitted: 300 - 450mm
- Weight: 1.2 - 1.31kg
- Box Dimensions (LxHxD): 430 x 425 x 90mm
- Maximum User Weight: 130kg
- User Care: Machine Washable
- Battery Type: Lithium-ion Battery
- Battery Life: 10 - 24 hours
- Charging: Micro USB (included)
- Charging Time: Overnight
- Safety: Transit Approved and Battery Heat Safety Mechanism
- Certification: CE Marked
