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App Description

Clinicians typically recommend a repositioning program using power seat functions to help their clients avoid painful pressure ulcers and skin breakdown, as well as build on progress made during rehabilitation. But what happens when the client goes home? The problem many clinicians face is getting their clients to maintain that consistent repositioning regimen for improved health, well-being and independence.

The University of Pittsburgh’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories and Permobil have partnered to provide the solution. The patent-pending Virtual Seating Coach will allow clinicians to program appropriate seating recommendations, remind their clients to keep up their good work, and track the progress… all with a smartphone!

How the Virtual Seating Coach Works:
Through an app installed on the client’s smartphone, clinicians will be able to set a specific seating and positioning regimen including power options such as tilt, recline and power legrest. The regimen also defines time to stay in position as well as time in between reminders. The app will then provide reminders to the client when it’s time to reposition. The clinician and client are able to view the compliance of the regimen and can thereby discuss the actual use and how to optimize it.

To be able to use the application you need a service technician to add the virtual seating coach bluetooth dongle to the wheelchair and your clinician and clinic needs to be connected to the virtual seating coach service at permobil.

iPhone Screenshots

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App Changes

  • February 10, 2016 Initial release
  • February 19, 2016 New version 2.1
  • March 02, 2016 New version 2.2
  • March 12, 2016 New version 2.2.2
  • June 21, 2016 New version 2.3.5
  • July 16, 2016 New version 2.3.6
  • November 05, 2016 New version 2.5
  • November 29, 2016 New version 2.5.2
  • December 21, 2016 New version 2.5.3
  • June 14, 2019 New version 1.6.1
  • October 05, 2019 New version 1.6.2
  • October 28, 2019 New version 2.7.0
  • November 18, 2019 New version 2.8
  • January 13, 2020 New version 2.9

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