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Izihlalo zabakhubazekileyo zombane, ngokuqhelekileyo zibizwa ngokuba zizitulo zamavili zombane, zibonelela ngokuhamba kwabantu abaphoqeleka ukuba bahlale ekhaya ngenxa yokugula, ukubetha okanye ukulimala.“Ngoku ndinenye kwigaraji yam yokujikeleza ndize ndisebenze eyadini,” utsho uBill Fertig, umalathisi we-United Spine Society Resource Centre eVirginia Beach.Iiyunithi zikholisa ukuba namavili amane ukuya kwantandathu ukunceda ukunika uzinzo, kwaye zinikwa amandla ziibhetri ezihlala malunga neemayile ezili-10 phambi kokuba ziphinde zitshajwe.
Ukukhetha esona situlo sinamavili sombane singcono, iForbes Health iphonononge idatha evela kwiimveliso ezingaphezu kwe-100 ezivela kwiimveliso eziphambili, zizibeka ngokwexabiso, ubunzima bemveliso, umthamo omkhulu womthwalo, uluhlu, isantya esiphezulu, ukuphatheka kunye nokunye.Funda ukuze ufumanise ukuba zeziphi izitulo eziqhutywayo zombane ezenze uluhlu lwethu.
Yakhiwe kwi-alloy ye-aluminium ehlala ixesha elide kunye nekhaphukhaphu, esi situlo esisongekayo silungele ukuhamba.Inobubanzi besihlalo esiyi-18.5 intshi, ububanzi besitulo esinamavili yi-25 intshi kunye neradiyasi ejikayo eyi-31.5 intshi.Iphaneli yokulawula inokubekwa ngapha nangapha kwesitulo ukwenzela ukuba kube lula ngabanikazi basekhohlo kunye nabasekunene.Ukongeza, ibhetri inokuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu ukuya kwiikhilomitha ezili-15 kwisantya esiphezulu seekhilomitha ezili-5 ngeyure.
Esi situlo esinamavili sombane senziwe ngealloyi ehlala ixesha elide kodwa ekhaphukhaphu yealuminiyam ukuze iphatheke lula, ukuhamba kunye nokugcinwa kwayo.Ikwaza ne-12-intshi yenkqubo yamavili angasemva yokuphucula ukusebenza kuzo zonke iindawo, ngokutsho kwenkampani.I-joystick inokushiywa okanye ifakwe ekunene kwaye ibhetri inokuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu ukuya kuthi ga kwiikhilomitha ezili-15 ngesantya esiphezulu seekhilomitha ezili-5 ngeyure.
Esi situlo esinamavili siyi-H sinokusetyenziswa ngesandla okanye ngolawulo lwamandla, ngokuxhomekeke kukhetho lomsebenzisi kuyo nayiphi na imeko.Ngokutsho kwenkampani, isakhelo se-aluminium esilula sigcina ubunzima besitulo phantsi kweekhilogram ezingama-40 ngaphandle kokuncama umthamo walo womthwalo omkhulu, ngelixa i-22-intshi ye-wheel wheel system igcina abasebenzisi bezinzile kwaye bexhaswa kuyo nayiphi na indawo.Ibhetri inokutshajwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu ukuya kuthi ga kwiikhilomitha ezili-15 ngesantya esiphezulu seemayile ezi-5 ngeyure.
Esi situlo sombane esikhaphukhaphu esivela kwi-Pride Mobility sigoqa ngamanyathelo ambalwa alula kwaye sibandakanya iinketho ezininzi zokugcina, oko kukwenza kube lukhetho olukhulu kubahambi rhoqo.Ide ibe nesibambi sekomityi yomnatha ekupheleni kwenye yeengalo zokuphumla.I-joystick inokushiywa okanye ifakwe ekunene kwaye ibhetri inokuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu ukuya kuthi ga kwiikhilomitha ezili-10.5 ngesantya esiphezulu se-3.6 mph.
Esi situlo esinamavili sombane sisuka kwi-eVolt siyagoba kwaye sivuleke ngokucofa iqhosha ukuze kuthuthwe lula.Njengezinye iimodeli kuluhlu lwethu, ulwakhiwo lwayo olulula lwe-aluminiyam luyivumela ukuba inobunzima obungaphantsi kweekhilogram ezingama-50.Umlawuli we-joystick unokushiyeka okanye uxhonywe ekunene kwaye ibhetri inokuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu ngesantya esiphezulu se-5 mph kunye noluhlu lweekhilomitha ezili-12.Ngokutsho kwenkampani, imodeli ekhethekileyo yemodeli ixhotyiswe nge-12-intshi yesistim samavili angasemva ukuze usebenze ngcono kuyo yonke indawo.
Esi situlo esinamavili sombane sisebenza kakuhle naphantsi kweemeko zendlela ezimbi kwaye siyakwazi ukumelana nokutshintsha kwemozulu ngesiquphe.Nangona kuthatha iiyure ezintandathu ukuhlawula iibhetri zayo eziphezulu zokusebenza, zinciphisa ixesha phakathi kweentlawulo kwaye zinokuhamba iikhilomitha ezili-18 ngentlawulo enye kunye nesantya esiphezulu se-4.5 mph.I-joystick esongwayo inokuxhonywa kwicala lasekhohlo okanye lasekunene lesitulo, kwaye umthamo wesitulo wesitulo ngowona ubalaseleyo kuluhlu lwethu.
Yomelele kwaye iyaguquguquka, isitulo esinamavili se-Ewheels liqabane elifanelekileyo kubasebenzisi abasebenzayo.Ngelixa esi situlo sinobunzima kunezinye ezikuluhlu lwethu, isakhelo saso sisongeka lula ukuze sithuthwe kwaye sivunyiwe ukuhamba ngomoya.Ngaphezu koko, ibhetri yayo inokuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu, ukuyivumela ukuba ihambe ukuya kuthi ga kwiikhilomitha ezili-15 ngesantya esiphezulu se-5 mph.Ikwabonelela ngeradiyasi encinci yokujika ye-31.5 intshi ukunceda abasebenzisi ukuba bafike apho bafuna ukuya khona.
Yakhiwe ngealluminiyam ehlala ixesha elide, esi situlo esinamavili silula kakhulu lukhetho olukhululekile lokuhamba.Kulula ukuyigcina nokuba usemotweni okanye ukwinqwelomoya.Ibhetri ihlawuliswe ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu, kunye noluhlu lweekhilomitha ezili-13 ngesantya esiphezulu se-3.7 yeekhilomitha ngeyure.I-joystick inokuxhonywa kwicala lasekhohlo okanye lasekunene lesitulo ngokuxhomekeke kumsebenzisi, ngokutsho kwenkampani, kwaye isitulo sinenkqubo yevili yangasemva eyi-9.8-intshi esebenza kakuhle kuzo zonke iindawo.
Esi situlo sinamavili sombane sisuka kwa-EZ Lite Cruiser sincinci kodwa sinamandla.Iyasonga ukuze ilingane kwisiqu sesedan eqhelekileyo, kwaye ixesha layo lokutshaja ibhetri leeyure ezintlanu liyinika uluhlu oluya kuthi ga kwiimayile ezili-10 kunye nesantya esiphezulu seemayile ezintlanu ngeyure.Uyilo olumxinwa lufanelekile ngokukodwa kubasebenzisi abancinci kunye nabo bahamba kwiindawo ezixineneyo, kwaye lunokwahlulwa lube ngamacandelo amathathu ukuze kube lula ukuhamba.Ngelo xesha, izikhundla ezihlanu zesihlalo ngasemva zibonelela ngokukhwela kakuhle.
Ukuba ukuthuthuzela yeyona nto iphambili kuwe, cinga ngesi situlo esinamavili sombane sinzima kodwa sihonjiswe kakuhle sisuka kwaGolden Technologies.Ibonisa isihlalo esiphakamileyo sangasemva, ububanzi bezitulo ezibini, iindawo zokumisa iingalo ezihlengahlengiswayo nezinokuphakanyiswa, kunye neepedals ezinkulu.Okwangoku, ibhetri inokuhlawulwa ngokupheleleyo kwiiyure ezintathu, ikuvumela ukuba uqhube ukuya kwiikhilomitha ezili-15 ngesantya esiphezulu se-4.3 mph.Abasebenzisi banokufaka i-joystick kwicala lasekhohlo okanye lasekunene lesitulo.
Ukumisela ezona zitulo ezinamavili zamandla kwimarike, iForbes Health yaphonononga idatha evela kwiimveliso zebhrendi ezikhokelayo ezingaphezu kwe-100 kwaye yazibeka ngokwezi zinto zilandelayo:
Isitulo esinamavili esinamandla, ekwaziwa ngokuba sisitulo esinamavili samandla okanye isitulo esinamavili esinenjini, sisitulo esinamavili amane okanye amathandathu esinemoto esebenza ngebhetri enye okanye ezimbini.Ezi zitulo zihambayo zilawulwa ziijoystick kwaye azifuni mandla aphezulu emzimbeni.Izitulo eziqhutywayo zombane zisuka kwizitulo ezinamavili ezisemgangathweni ezilungele ukusetyenziswa ixeshana elifutshane ukuya kwiinguqulelo ezilungiselelwe ngokukodwa iimfuno ezinzima kunye nezexesha elide.
UCorey Lee, oneminyaka engama-31, waseGeorgia, ubesoloko ebotshelelwa ngesitulo esinamavili ukususela xa wayeneminyaka emi-4 ubudala.Ukwangumkhenkethi ozimiseleyo — ubhabha ngebhaluni yomoya oshushu kwaSirayeli, waqubha eBlue Lagoon yaseIceland wadibana neimvubu eMzantsi Afrika — kwaye uyingcaphephe yokuhamba ngesitulo esinamavili.U-Lee usebenzise izitulo ezinamavili zabo bonke ubukhulu kunye neentlobo kubomi bakhe bonke kwaye uyakwazi ukubaluleka kokukhetha echanekileyo.
Izitulo ezinamavili zombane ezifana nesi kusetyenziswa nguLi zikudidi olwaziwa ngokuba yiComprehensive Rehabilitation Technology, okanye iCRT."Ezi zitulo ezinamavili zakhiwe ngokukodwa kwaye zakhiwe ukuhlangabezana neemfuno ezizodwa zomntu ngamnye," utshilo u-Angie Kiger, isicwangciso sezonyango kunye nomphathi woqeqesho kumvelisi wesitulo esinamavili eseCalifornia iSunrise Medical.Itekhnoloji ibandakanya iinketho ezininzi zokubeka, i-elektroniki ephucukileyo kunye nolawulo, ulungiso lweengxaki ze-orthopedic, kunye nokulungiswa kwe-ventilator.
Xa abantu bengakwazi ukuhamba, babhenela kwiimoto ezihamba ngeemoto ezifana nezithuthuthu okanye izitulo eziqhutywayo zombane.Ii-scooters eziphathwayo zizithuthi ezinamavili amathathu okanye amane ezingenakho ukwenziwa ngokwezifiso kakhulu.Izitulo eziqhutywayo zombane zineevili ezine ukuya kwamathandathu kwaye zinokuyilwa ngokweenkcukacha zomsebenzisi.“Ii-scooters eziphathwayo zezabantu abanokushukuma kwaye banokungena baphume kuzo,” utshilo uLi.
Isitulo esinamavili sombane sinokuba luncedo okanye siyimfuneko kwabo bangenako ukuziqhuba ngesandla.Abantu abangakwaziyo ukuhamba ngenxa yokukhubazeka okungenakuguqulwa okanye okuqhubekayo banokuzuza kakhulu kwisitulo esinamavili esinamandla.
Ukuba umtsha kwihlabathi lezitulo ezinamavili zombane, jonga ezi ntlobo zilandelayo kwi-intanethi okanye kwivenkile yoncedo lwezonyango:
Wakuba wenze isigqibo sokuba loluphi uhlobo lwesitulo esinamavili esilungele iimfuno zakho, qwalasela iimpawu zokuthuthuzela ezifika zisemgangathweni okanye ngeendleko ezongezelelweyo, kunye nomthamo omkhulu wesitulo esinamavili kunye neebhetri ezibandakanyiweyo.
Yintoni ebaluleke kakhulu xa ukhetha isitulo esinamavili?Thuthuzela, ”utshilo uLee.Nazi ezinye iimpawu ekufuneka uziqwalasele:
"Isitulo samandla esiqhelekileyo sinokuxhasa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-350 yeeponti kwaye sisebenze kwiindawo ezininzi umthengi anokuthi afune ukuhamba kuzo," utshilo uThomas Henley, umnini weHenley Medical eChattanooga, eTennessee.
Uninzi lwezitulo ezinamavili zombane zinokuhamba malunga neemayile ezili-10 ngentlawulo epheleleyo, utshilo uLi, ke abanye abantu bakhetha ukubahlawulisa qho ebusuku okanye ngobunye ubusuku.Ngokubhekiselele kubomi bebhetri obuphakathi, uLi uthi iibhetri zakhe kufuneka zihlale iminyaka emithathu ukuya kwemihlanu.Ubomi bebhetri buxhomekeke kwizinto ezininzi, kubandakanywa ukuba itshajwa kangaphi kunye nokuba isitulo esinamavili sisetyenziswa kangaphi.
Amaxabiso ezitulo ezinamavili zombane asusela kwi-$2,000 kwisitulo esinamavili sombane esiphathwayo esifana nePride Go Chair ukuya kwi-$6,000 ngemodeli ehlengahlengiswa ngokupheleleyo nenokulawuleka kakhulu njengesitulo esinamavili sombane i-Quickie Q500 M.
Ngeli xesha, izitulo ezinamavili zombane ezenziwe ngokwezifiso zinokubiza ngaphezulu, ukusuka kwi-12,000 yeedola ukuya kwi-50,000 yeedola, ngokukaHenley.Kwaye imithombo yenkxaso-mali embalwa, nokuba yi-Medicare okanye i-inshurensi yezempilo yabucala, sondela ekuhlawuleni ixabiso elipheleleyo lokuthengisa.
Indlela oceba ukuhlawulela ngayo isitulo esinamavili sombane idlala indima ebalulekileyo kwiinketho zakho zesitulo esinamavili.Ukunceda ukuqonda iinketho zokuhlawula, iSiseko sikaChristopher kunye neDana Reeve sibonelela ngamaxwebhu enyani, iividiyo, kunye nolwazi lweengcali kwabo baqonda inkqubo yenkxaso-mali.
Ukuze ubuyiselwe nge-Medicare ngesitulo esinamavili esinamandla, ugqirha kufuneka ahlele isitulo esinamavili samandla njengoko kuyimfuneko ngokwezonyango.Izitulo ezinamavili ziwela phantsi kwecandelo leMedicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment (DME), kodwa iMedicare inemida engqongqo kakhulu yokuba ngubani na onokubuyiselwa ngemali yezitulo eziqhutywayo zombane.
"Ngokwezikhokelo zeMedicare, awukwazi ukufumana [isitulo esinamavili] nangayiphi na indlela yokuhamba," utshilo uBernadette Mauro, umlawuli weenkonzo zolwazi kunye nophando kwiChristopher kunye neDana Reeve Foundation.Ukungashukumi kuthetha ukuba umsebenzisi akakwazi ukuhamba okanye ukuma kwaphela.
Kufuneka emva koko wenze amalungiselelo okubonana nengcali yezonyango eqinisekisiweyo okanye itheraphisti yezomzimba kunye nomboneleli wesitulo esinamavili ovunywe yi-Medicare ukuze bahlole ubuchule bakho kunye neemfuno zakho baze bangenise iifom ezifanelekileyo.
Ukusuka ekungeniseni ulwazi oluyimfuneko kwi-Medicare ukuya ekugqibeleni ifumane isitulo esinamavili esilungiselelweyo, inkqubo inokuthatha naphi na ukusuka kwiinyanga ezine ukuya kunyaka, utshilo uKiger.
Iinshorensi zabucala azikho bhetyebhetye kuneMedicare xa kufikwa ekuxhaseni ngemali izitulo eziqhutywayo zombane."Phantse zonke iinkampani ze-inshurensi zisebenzisa izikhokelo ze-Medicare," kusho uMauro.
Ukuba awunayo i-inshurensi, ungathenga isitulo esinamavili sombane ngeendleko zakho.
UHenley uthe iiwaranti zabavelisi zihlala unyaka ukuya kwemibini kwaye zigubungela i-motor, i-elektroniki, intonga yovuyo kunye nefreyimu, kodwa hayi amatayara, izihlalo okanye iikhushini.
Wongeze ukuba imigaqo-nkqubo yokubuyisela iyahluka, kunye nabathengisi abaninzi abakwamkeli imbuyekezo.Jongana nomthengisi wakho malunga nemigaqo-nkqubo yabo ngaphambi kokuba uthenge.
Ii-wheelchair casters, amatayara, iindawo zokumisa iingalo kunye neebheringi zidla ngokufuna ukutshintshwa."Umgangatho kunye nenkonzo ethembekileyo ibaluleke kakhulu," kusho uHenley."Phanda imbali yesebe lenkonzo yomthengisi oceba ukuthenga isitulo," uyongezelela, ecebisa ukuthetha nabo basebenzise loo venkile.Ubomi bamacandelo buxhomekeke kwinani lokusetyenziswa kunye nokugcinwa kwesitulo esinamavili sombane.Khumbula ukuba iMedicare ikuvumela ukuba uthenge isitulo esinamavili sombane esitsha rhoqo emva kweminyaka emihlanu.
Kubalulekile ukuqiniseka ukuba isitulo esinamavili osifunayo siyakulingana ekhayeni lakho.Ingcali yokunyanga umsebenzi inokukunceda ukuba ubone ubude kunye nobubanzi besitulo sakho esinamavili kwaye uthelekise nobubanzi beepaseji, iminyango, amagumbi okuhlambela kunye namakhitshi.Olunye uqwalaselo lubandakanya ukuba ufuna ukongeza irempu ekhayeni lakho okanye uhambise amagumbi okulala kumgangatho ophantsi.Ukuba i-Medicare coverage iyafumaneka, umboneleli omkhethayo uya kukunceda ukuba uyifumane.
“I-Medicare ifuna ukuba ababoneleli ngezitulo ezinamavili bandwendwele abathengi ekhaya ukuze baqinisekise ukuba izixhobo zisebenza kakuhle kwikhaya lomxumi,” utshilo uKiger."Uvavanyo lwentsapho luhlala lubandakanya ukulinganisa amanyathelo kunye neminyango ... I-Medicare ifuna ukwazi ukuba isitulo esinamavili siya kuphucula imisebenzi yokuhamba yonke imihla."
I-FDA-evunyiweyo ye-Vive Mobility Power Wheelchair inikeza uthutho olufanelekileyo kunye nolukhuselekileyo, ngelixa isakhelo sentsimbi esisigxina sisonga ngemizuzwana yokugcina nokuhamba lula.Ixhotyiswe ngeenjini ezimbini ezinamandla, isitulo esitofo-tofo kunye ne-joystick ecacileyo.
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