Lightweight Wheelchair
Invacare Corp, Elyria, Ohio, introduces the Invacare® Top End® Crossfire™ T6, an all-new ultralightweight rigid wheelchair for consumers who are looking for the latest in design and performance. Featuring an extremely lightweight cantilever design, the Crossfire T6 is easy to propel and transport. The Crossfire T6, with its new open frame design, is custom built and offers a minimalist look, a smooth ride, and simple adjustments. The chair also has several custom frame options, like a tapered seat width that allows the front of the seat to be narrower like the end user’s body. In addition, there is an ergonomic seat option that offers improved posture, pressure distribution, and propulsion. (800) 832-8677; www.invacare.com.

Power Chair Control System
Curtis Instruments, Mt Kisco, NY, introduces the enAble® 40-Series Powerchair Control System. This new system provides advanced ergonomics, full functional features, power, safety, and design flexibility. Users benefit from optimum value and great flexibility for customization with no add-ons required. A large LCD display is designed for superb clarity, and it has intuitive icons that clearly show the display. Curtis high-performance systems are backed by expert support from dedicated engineering groups in the United States and Europe. (914) 666-2971; www.curtisinst.com.

Seat Cushion
The Premium Guard Gel “E” Seat Cushion from Drive Medical, Port Washington, NY, is a pressure-reducing cushion designed to assist in the prevention and healing of pressure sore ulcers. The Viscous Gel provides maximum support and comfort. The cushion has a fire-retardant polyurethane foam shell and a zippered, waterproof cover with two carrying handles. It also has a 1-year warranty. (877) 224-0946; www.drivemedical.com.

Pain Relief Device
Acumed Medical Ltd, Toronto, offers the FDA-approved ETPS (Electro Therapeutic Point Stimu-lation) 1000, designed to provide immediate pain relief to patients by locating/stimulating acupuncture/trigger points. Stimulation deactivates points, decreasing muscle tonicity and releasing endorphins. The unit features a point locator, intensity control, and polarity reversal. ETPS requires only minutes to apply and is ideal for the home care setting. Effects are cumulative and long-lasting. (800) 567-PAIN (7246); www.acu-medmedical.com.

Cold Pack
The Grafco® Instant Cold Pack from GF Health Products Inc, Atlanta, meets the needs of various cold therapy applications. The convenient “squeeze-shake-apply” single-use application is an effective cold therapy in emergency care, veterinary care, dental clinics, hospitals, schools, sports medicine, as well as industrial and home first aid. The tough, four-ply construction makes the Grafco Instant Cold Pack durable and reliable for fast first aid treatment. (800) 347-5678; www.grahamfield.com. 

Citrus-Based Cleaning Products
Beaumont Products Inc, Kennesaw, Ga, introduces its family of Quality. Citrus-Based Products for use in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, nursing homes, and home health care settings. The company produces a germicidal cleaner, antibacterial hand soap, hand sanitizer, protective skin cream, CPAP mask cleaner and wipes, hard service adhesive and stain remover, and air fresheners. (800) 451-7096; www.citrus2.com.

Wheelchair Seating System
VARILITE®, Seattle, introduces the Evolution Wave™ seating system designed for clients who have a high risk of tissue breakdown and require a high degree of pelvic and lower extremity lateral and medial positioning. It is available in three styles that target a client’s specific lower extremity and/or pelvic positioning needs. The positioning bases feature contoured lateral thigh supports, lateral pelvic supports, and a contoured medial thigh separator. Pressure distribution is achieved through the Evolution air-foam floatation cushion. Immersion and pressure distribution are controlled with the two-way air valve. The Evolution Wave is ultra-lightweight. (800) 827-4548 or (206) 505-9500; www.varilite.com.

Instructional DVD
Altimate Medical Inc, Morton, Minn, has released a new “EasyStand-Standing Made Easy” DVD. The DVD features the new EasyStand Evolv video, which is about 8 minutes long and includes footage on transferring, options, and highlights of the new unit. (800) 342-8968; www.easystand.com/videos. 

Three-Strap Headgear
The ALIZES Nasal Mask from Hans Rudolph Inc, Kansas City, Mo, has a new Vfoam 3-Strap Headgear that is soft and simple to mount, and improves the seal and comfort of this small, lightweight, nonclaustrophobic, dishwasher-safe mask. It is also easily available to sleep laboratories and patients because the product’s new low durable medical equipment price has opened the eyes of home care dealers to its profit potential, Hans Rudolph says. With the great margins now there for dealers and the comfort and great fit now there for patients, it should be the first choice of sleep medicine professionals, according to the company, which also adds that because the Vfoam headgear has changed the feel and seal on the ALIZES Nasal Mask, patients are now asking sleep laboratories and home health care dealers for it. (800) 456-6695; www.rudolphkc.com.

Nasal CPAP Interface
VIASYS Healthcare Inc, Yorba Linda, Calif, introduces the new Lyra Nasal CPAP Interface. According to the company, the Lyra interface offers a customized fit for the hard-to-fit patient, ultraquiet operation, and improved patient comfort. Each Lyra Interface includes the CustomONE™ Fit Kit, with four sizes of nasal inserts, sizing guide, EasyStrap headgear, and removable elbow. The Lyra also reduces noise by distributing air through a five-port exhalation system on each side of the mask. Patient comfort is enhanced by the removable elbow, which offers two position options: over the head or below the chin, while a 360-degree swivel and extralong flexible tubing allow more comfortable tube positioning and easy adjustment. (800) 231-2466; www.viasyshealthcare.com.

CPAP Comfort Technology
The Invacare® Polaris™ EX™ CPAP with SoftX™ Technology from Invacare Corporation, Elyria, Ohio, is designed to increase patient compliance through a new technology (SoftX) named for the soft exhalation sensation it creates. According to the company, SoftX makes breathing with CPAP feel natural and more comfortable for patients by reducing the duration of pressure spikes during exhalation. In a recently published study, SoftX was found to increase patient compliance by 25%, Invacare says. (800) 333-6900; www.invacare.com.

Wheelchair Cushions
The ROHO Group Inc, Belleville, Ill, and Tempur-Pedic Medical Inc, Lexington, Ky, have created the TRIUMPH line of wheelchair cushions for the client with skin protection and positioning needs. Manufactured using multiple densities of TEMPUR®, a proprietary, viscoelastic, temperature- and weight-sensitive material, TRIUMPH cushions gently contour to the body, redistributing contact forces. Clients can immerse into the cushion with minimal effort. There are no adjustments necessary; just put the cushion in the chair and go. The TRIUMPH line of cushions is available in a flat or contoured model, and has a wide range of sizes. (800) 851-3449; www.therohogroup.com.