Short Communication
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 393-397
Prototype of a Stair Climbing Walker: An Act of Product Development in Developing Countries like India
Bapina Kumar Rout1, Tapaswini Mohanty2
1Master in Prosthetics and Orthotics Assistant Professor (Prosthetics and Orthotics), ISHWAR Institute of Prosthetics and Orthotics,
AA-23, 3rd street, 3rd main road, Annanagar, Chennai-600040
2Bachelor in Prosthetics and Orthotics, Senior clinical Prosthetist and Orthotist, Endolite India Limited, Nagpur, India
Corresponding Author: Bapina Kumar Rout
ABSTRACT
Introduction: -With 20% of locomotor disability population and a stiff increase in geriatric population, availability of a stair climbing walker which is technically and economically suitable for a developing country like India is very rare.
Objective: -To design a functional stair climbing walker with hand lever system.
Method: - The anthropomorphic measurements for walker were taken. The walker was fabricated with a pair of anteriorly reversed U- shaped frame with four legs. The anterior legs were adjustable in height by lever system through cable and the spring which is placed at the both the side of the hand grip.
Result: - Patient trial was successful in both ascending and descending of stairs.
Conclusion:-. The initial cost of stair climbing walker was moderate and with mass production the price of the walker can be further reduced.
Key words: stair climbing walker, ascending stairs, descending stairs.